The Fremont County Road and Bridge Department reports that Phantom Canyon Road will reopen this Friday in time for the busy Memorial Day weekend. Phantom Canyon Road (County Road 67) to Victor and Cripple Creek was closed April 27th for major repairs to areas that were washed out in the July, 2006, flood in the canyon. Patch Construction installed some gabion rock baskets to shore up the edges of the road above some steep cliffs in an area nine miles north of Highway 50. Several concrete slabs were also poured in those areas to stabilize the road surface.
District 2 Road Foreman Gary Weirton said Patch Construction completed their work several days ago and that county road crews have been hauling gravel to clean up the approaches to the construction. Road closure signs will be removed on both ends of the road and traffic can travel Phantom Canyon again starting Friday.
The Phantom Canyon stabilization project is one of three projects being funded in 2009 from a $350,000 Colorado gaming impact grant.
District 2 Road Foreman Gary Weirton said Patch Construction completed their work several days ago and that county road crews have been hauling gravel to clean up the approaches to the construction. Road closure signs will be removed on both ends of the road and traffic can travel Phantom Canyon again starting Friday.
The Phantom Canyon stabilization project is one of three projects being funded in 2009 from a $350,000 Colorado gaming impact grant.