Spotters are being used today from Vail Transit to facilitate the Red and Green routes in West Vail as a result of the Dowd Junction rockfall mitigation traffic closures. Buses are being re-routed above and around the blockages. Motorists are advised to avoid West Vail frontage roads and access I-70 via 176 onramp.
Town of Vail Weekly News for the Week of July 22.
An overview of major construction activity in and around Vail.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will stop traffic intermittently on eastbound and westbound Interstate 70 through Dowd Canyon (mile 171-173) on Monday, July 22, for rock scaling operations. Dowd Canyon is between the west end of Vail and the junction of U.S. 6 & 24 (Dowd Junction).
A series of key questions are being posed to the Town Council and members of the community that will be used to help frame the next steps in the Vail Civic Area master planning process. The discussions will take place in two sessions during the Tuesday, July 16 Town Council meeting. The first discussion, outlining potential financial considerations, is listed as 2.3 on the afternoon agenda which begins at 1 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers. The second discussion, to refine and...
Nominating petitions will be available beginning Tuesday, Aug. 6 for candidates interested in running for one of four open seats on the Vail Town Council for the Regular Municipal Election in November. The petitions may be picked up in the Vail Town Clerk’s Office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Vail Municipal Building, 75 S. Frontage Road. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Aug. 26 to circulate and return the nominating petitions. A minimum of 10 valid signatures from...
Traffic stops for rock mitigation operations on Interstate 70 through Dowd Canyon were completed by 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 15. The Colorado Department of Transportation had been intermittently stopping traffic on eastbound and westbound I-70 since 6 a.m. today. No more work is scheduled for the remainder of the week.
Town of Vail Weekly News for the Week of July 15.