Independence Pass opened for the summer at 4 p.m., Thursday with more than 50 vehicles lined up near the winter closure gate to be among the first to the top this season. Prior to opening the pass, ...

Independence Pass is now open for the 2025 summer travel season. The opening marks the first time the road will be open since late October. Crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation opened ...

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Monday that the safety closure of Independence Pass, which began at 4 p.m. on Nov. 15, became a seasonal closure as of Nov. 17. “While the ...

In response to an incoming storm, the Colorado Department of Transportation has made the decision to close Independence Pass on Saturday at 4 p.m. Independence Pass, the stretch of Highway 82 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two Rocky Mountain passes reopened to vehicles this week, marking the end of annual closures coinciding with the snow season. Crews spent about six days ...

Independence Pass is about to emerge from its long, winter slumber. The stretch of Colorado Highway 82 crossing the 12,095-foot Continental Divide usually opens for Memorial Day weekend, but the ...