Highway 92 Detour

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Highway 92 Detour

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Can Scott P or anyone let me know if Highway 92 is still a feasible detour for the Hwy 50 closure? Probably doesn't matter, but mostly interested in north (Delta) to south (Curecanti) direction.
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Yes, I did that detour last week. It adds about 1.5 hours depending on your driving speed, but is an option if you don't time getting through the 50 closure right.
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I've used it a couple of times, and I really don't think it adds too much extra time if you are headed to or from the Delta & GJ area.
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BTW- US50 is now open to two-way traffic until further notice because of the I-70 closure: https://www.us50info.com/
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Re: Highway 92 Detour

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Apologies for the shameless thread appropriation, how is Kebler Pass (CR 12) for lower clearance 2WD sedans this summer?
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cedica wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:53 am Apologies for the shameless thread appropriation, how is Kebler Pass (CR 12) for lower clearance 2WD sedans this summer?
Kebler is fine for any 2wd vehicle. I have driven my Ford Fusion over a couple times this summer
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greenonion wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 10:13 am Can Scott P or anyone let me know if Highway 92 is still a feasible detour for the Hwy 50 closure? Probably doesn't matter, but mostly interested in north (Delta) to south (Curecanti) direction.
Only thing I would be concerned about taking this route is the semis on some of the curves, had a couple almost force me off the road on the way down to Gunnison.
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Thanks folks. Looking like moot for a while due to Glenwood closure. Thanks for pointing that out, Intrepid.
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As of today I was told that US 50 and US 285 were both to remain open until I-70 opens. Since my project is dependent on the shutdown of US 285, I guess that puts me out of work for a while.
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Re: Highway 92 Detour

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I just used 92 about 11 days ago to get to poncha springs for shavano.
It added over 2 hours and 60 miles to the normal route. I will be going east on 50 on Friday evenings from now on as for me, the detour is quite inconvenient.
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Andrew Russell wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:03 pm
cedica wrote: Mon Aug 02, 2021 11:53 am Apologies for the shameless thread appropriation, how is Kebler Pass (CR 12) for lower clearance 2WD sedans this summer?
Kebler is fine for any 2wd vehicle. I have driven my Ford Fusion over a couple times this summer
It's been a number of years since I drove it, but when I last did Kebler was a two lane gravel road drivable by any standard passenger car. Not open in the winter, IIRC.
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