DENVER (AP) The Latest on the opening of Colorado mountain roads for the summer (all times local):
1:05 p.m.
Some of Colorado's highest elevation roads are open in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Independence Pass to Aspen and Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park opened for the season Thursday.
The Aspen Times reports that road crews took advantage of light snow on Independence Pass this year to repave and patch portions of the road during the winter closure.
Crews began plowing Trail Ridge in mid-April. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says they encountered average to below average snowpack and found drifts between 10 and 20 feet high in some locations, similar to past years.
The road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States and reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 meters).
On Friday the Mount Evans Highway is also set to open to traffic.
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9:05 a.m.
Some of Colorado's highest elevation roads are set to open in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Independence Pass to Aspen is scheduled to open Thursday. The Aspen Times reports that road crews took advantage of light snow this year to repave and patch portions of the road during the winter closure.
On Friday the Mount Evans Highway and Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park are both set to open to traffic.
Crews began plowing Trail Ridge in mid-April. Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says they encountered average to below average snowpack and found drifts between 10 and 20 feet high in some locations, similar to past years.
The road is the highest continuous paved road in the United States and reaches an elevation of 12,183 feet (3,713 meters).