Delta County Spring Runoff Update!
for information on active closures across Delta County.
Delta County Commissioners, Administration and Emergency Management have been working closely with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and other local and state agencies on the Highway 133 closure near Somerset since Bear Creek washed out the highway on the evening of May 2
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CDOT Director Lew and the CDOT engineering team have advised a contractor has been selected to install a temporary bridge over Bear Creek to re-open the highway. Once installed, the bridge will be two lane and allow for normal highway travel except for oversize, overweight loads which will not be permitted on the bridge. We anticipate detailed bridge construction timelines will be announced early the week of May 22-26.
Residents and businesses with questions should call the CDOT Customer Service Hotline at 970-243-2368 Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Please note, Stevens Gulch Road, Bear Creek Road, County Road 265 and County Road 12 (Kebler Pass) are all still CLOSED and are not detours to the Highway 133 closure and should not be attempted, even if GPS routing suggests these routes.
Delta County Emergency Management and the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management encourage any small business that has experienced economic impacts and financial losses from the Highway 133 closure and extended detour, to fill out the Highway 133 Small Business Impacts – SBA economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Collection Form. The form is available on the Delta County Website at
. The form will help the State of Colorado determine if there is enough interest in low-interest loans to make Delta and Gunnison Counties eligible for a Small Business Association Disaster Declaration.
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