Garfield County residents, many from the Missouri Heights and Cattle Creek areas, packed a Colorado Department of Transportation open house Tuesday night to learn about possible improvements to Cottonwood Pass. KDNK’s Hattison Rensberry dropped by a bustling Glenwood Community Center to talk to officials and attendees alike. Gina Shaw is one of those concerned about the impacts detoured interstate traffic has on rural roads and neighborhoods.
CDOT wants to improve Cottonwood Pass. Nearby residents are concerned.
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Residents of Missouri Heights and Cattle Creek look over CDOT's proposed upgrades to Cottonwood Pass, the winding route between the Roaring Fork Valley and Gypsum.
Hattison Rensberry
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Residents of Missouri Heights and Cattle Creek look over CDOT's proposed upgrades to Cottonwood Pass, the winding route between the Roaring Fork Valley and Gypsum.
Hattison Rensberry
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Residents of Missouri Heights and Cattle Creek look over CDOT's proposed upgrades to Cottonwood Pass, the winding route between the Roaring Fork Valley and Gypsum.
Hattison Rensberry
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Residents of Missouri Heights and Cattle Creek look over CDOT's proposed upgrades to Cottonwood Pass, the winding route between the Roaring Fork Valley and Gypsum.
Hattison Rensberry
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Members of the National Guard direct traffic over Cottonwood Pass during the summer 2021 debris flows that blocked I-70 through the Glenwood Canyon.
Amy Hadden Marsh
