Traffic Ebbs and Flows: Opening Day of Grand Ave Bridge Closure

KDNK

Published August 14, 2017 at 6:11 PM MDT

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Corner of Grand Avenue and 8th Street at 5:30 AM on the opening day of the Grand Avenue Bridge Closure

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The morning commute on 8/14/2017 into Glenwood Springs was backed up at least to Canyon Creek. Reports state that it took 2 hours to drive from New Castle to West Glenwood - about 12 miles. Photo taken from the Glenwood Caverns tram.

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Kearstin Cameron bikes to work at CMC with her dog, Charlotte.

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De-construction of the decades-old Grand Avenue Bridge began today just after midnight.

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An orange lifebuoy rests next to the Colorado River underneath the Grand Avenue Bridge.

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A lion is all that remains on Cooper Avenue in Glenwood Springs of a block party Friday night before the closure of the Grand Avenue Bridge.

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KDNK's News Team was up early and in Glenwood Springs today to cover the opening day of the Grand Avenue Bridge closure. Amy Hadden Marsh reported live from the Glenwood Springs Mall at 6:41 AM with Tom Newland, Grand Avenue Bridge Project manager and Bridge Answer Man, and GWS City Council member Kathryn Trauger.

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At 7:41 AM, News Director Raleigh Burleigh reported from the corner of 8th Street and Colorado Avenue with Tom Newland.

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At 5:34 PM, both Raleigh Burleigh and Amy Hadden Marsh spoke with Tracy Trulove, Communication Manager for CDOT, from the studio for an update about the afternoon traffic flow and to recap the day.