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Winter Maintenance Alert. US 550 Red Mountain Pass scheduled to close for approx. 2 hours on Nov. 18 CDOT crews will begin safety-critical winter preparations at 10 a.m. The Colorado Department of Transportation will perform winter maintenance operations on US Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton on Monday, November 18. Operations will require intermittent highway closures between 10 a.m. and noon. Motorists should plan for lengthy delays to take place for much of the morning. The closure is needed to allow for motorist safety during helicopter operations and preparations of avalanche mitigation equipment above the highway. Winter maintenance operations are scheduled for Monday, November 18 between 10 a.m. and Noon Northbound travelers will encounter a closure near Ironton Park (Mile Point 87) Southbound travelers will encounter a closure at the Bear Creek Bridge (Mile Point 90.5) Motorists will be guided by flaggers through the closure points Visit COtrip.org for the latest information on road closures and conditions via Colorado Department of Transportation