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Aspen/Pitkin County Airport and its runway cross the valley floor below Aspen Highlands, in a file photograph. The airport closes on April 4, 2027, for 229 days while the runway is rebuilt 80 feet west of its current line.
The Roaring Fork Valley's only commercial airport shuts down on April 4, 2027, and does not reopen until November 19. The pavement is failing from below, the FAA has stopped paying for patches, and an 80-foot move west is the price of keeping federal money.
The transit agency says cost cutting has cut its structural deficit nearly in half since 2024. Public comment runs through Dec. 1, when the board holds a hearing and considers adoption.
Eastbound traffic moves onto a newly completed bridge over Clear Creek on Sunday night, and westbound lanes close two more nights while crews grout the segmental bridge overhead.
Routes 15 and 15L began running in dedicated center lanes between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard on September 27. The full 8.5-mile line to I-225 is expected in late 2027 or early 2028.
Ballot Issue 7A asks district voters to approve a 0.333 percent sales tax, about $295 million a year, to build the Colorado Connector from Fort Collins to Pueblo.
