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Road work to delay traffic in RMNP

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July 27, 2009, 3:04 pm
If you're heading up to Rocky Mountain National Park this week, be prepared for some significant delays on park roads.

Today, the park will begin a chip-seal roadway resurfacing project on a five-mile stretch of Bear Lake Road between Trail Ridge Road the Bear Lake Road Park-and-Ride. The project will continue through Aug. 7, except on weekends.

During construction, the road will be reduced to one lane and traffic will be delayed for up to 15 minutes. Delays will last up to 30 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Visitors also will encounter delays on the west side of the park as crews reconstruct parts of Trail Ridge Road west of Farview Curve and through the Kawuneeche Valley.

Delays on Trail Ridge Road could last up to 30 minutes each. Construction projects on the 13-mile stretch of roadway could happen concurrently, increasing delays to a total of about an hour.

The park is warning cyclists to be prepared for rough riding conditions through both projects, park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson said in a statement.