Travel Notes for Monday, September 12, 2022

East Main Street in Buena Vista will be closed today from Highway 24 to South Main for chip sealing.

Traffic control measures will assist in rerouting traffic.

Commercial truckers are urged to use extreme caution on Highway 50 over Monarch Pass as the only existing eastbound truck ramp will be closed through October.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will be performing repairs starting today on the emergency truck ramp four miles east of the summit.  The runaway truck ramp will not be operable during the entire construction phase.

Additionally, the Colorado State Patrol will oversee intermittent brake inspections and safety checks of commercial motor vehicles near the summit to warn truck drivers of the ramp closure.

Many road construction projects continue in the area including bridge replacement work that has closed Highway 285 between Antero Junction and Fairplay.  This total closure will be in place through mid-October.

The alternate route is Highway 24 and Colorado 9.  This will add 15-20 minutes to your travel time.

Other road projects include chip sealing on Highway 285 between Monte Vista and Saguache.

Improvements to Colorado Highway 96 in Custer County continue.

The resurfacing project from Westcliffe to Wetmore and is expected to be completed in November.

Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for 42 years, starting as a senior in high school at KAMO in Rogers, Arkansas.

Dan attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas from 1978-82 (where he picked up the name Dan R after his fraternity brothers couldn’t pronounce his last name), majoring in Radio/Television. Dan lived in Jonesboro for 10 years working in radio and then was a TV weatherman for ABC affiliate KAIT Channel 8.

Television was a little boring when compared to radio, so Dan returned to hosting radio morning shows in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and then eventually, Colorado.

Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been an member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee.

Dan and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They raised 3 children together and have 2 grandchildren.