Beginning Friday, July 22, 2011, the Colorado Department of Transportation will close State Highway 10 between the cities of Walsenburg and La Junta for significant maintenance operations. The temporary closure is anticipated to last approximately two months while crews complete needed repairs.   Because State Highway 10 is an important and heavily utilized hazardous-materials route in southeastern Colorado, the Colorado State Patrol recommends that hazardous-materials carriers utilize alternate routes. The following route recommendations are valid only while … Read entire article »