> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.westernslopetrellis.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # I-70 closures hit Grand Junction, Glenwood Canyon this week - URL: https://www.westernslopetrellis.com/road-work-week-of-oct-26-2026/ - Published: 2026-10-23T14:51:41.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T14:51:41.000Z - Description: I-70 ramps at Horizon Drive close in stages Sunday and Monday nights, Fourth Street is closed downtown, Four Canyons Parkway is open, US 6 east of Fruita has night flaggers, and the Hanging Lake Tunnel repair is scheduled to finish by Oct. 31. - Author: Western Slope Trellis Staff - Tags: Mesa County, Garfield County, Montrose County, #Transportation, #Mesa, #Garfield, #Montrose *I-70 ramps at Horizon Drive close in stages two nights next week, Fourth Street is shut downtown, Four Canyons Parkway is open, and night paving keeps flaggers on US 6 east of Fruita. Here's what's under construction in Mesa, Garfield and Montrose counties this weekend and the week of Oct. 26.* The change most Grand Junction drivers will notice is downtown, where Fourth Street is now closed between Ute and Pitkin avenues for CDOT's rebuild, with Third and Fifth streets as the alternates. On the other side of town, Four Canyons Parkway is open between F½ Road and Flat Top Lane, and the city's update no longer lists the Patterson and 25 Road signal work. Night drivers should plan around I-70 at Horizon Drive. Sunday and Monday nights, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., the westbound on and off ramps at Exit 31 close in stages for paving, and the detours run all the way to Palisade or 24 Road. In Glenwood Canyon, the Hanging Lake Tunnel repair is scheduled to finish by the end of October, with westbound lane closures Monday through Friday morning. Everything below comes from the city, county or state agency running the job, current as of Friday morning, Oct. 23, when we also checked [COtrip](https://www.cotrip.org/?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) for state highway closures. ![Map of Mesa, Garfield and Montrose counties in western Colorado with numbered pins marking this week's road work: I-70 ramp closures at Horizon Drive, the Fourth Street closure downtown Grand Junction, 32½ Road in Clifton, the Palisade roundabout, US 6 night paving east of Fruita, Hanging Lake Tunnel lane closures, 19th Street in Glenwood Springs, Whiteriver Avenue in Rifle and Ida Road in Montrose County.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/43/83/4383b645-7c65-42d3-bda1-343eadb07cf1/content/images/2026/10/wst-road-work-map-2026-10-26.png) Road work across Mesa, Garfield and Montrose counties this weekend and the week of Oct. 26\. Highway lines approximate. ## Grand Junction ### Downtown: Fourth Street closed Fourth Street, one lane last week, is now closed between Ute and Pitkin avenues, with business access through the alley on Third Street, according to the city's [weekly traffic update](https://www.gjcity.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2297?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) posted Friday. Ute and Pitkin stay at a single lane between Third and Sixth streets, Fifth Street is one lane between South and Colorado avenues, and large vehicles cannot turn right from Ute onto Fifth. COtrip lists the Ute, Pitkin and Fifth Street restrictions through Nov. 1; the city gives no reopening date for Fourth Street. CDOT's [project page](https://www.codot.gov/projects/i70bgrandjunction?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) expects work into early 2027, with a 10-foot width limit and 25 mph. The project line is 970-880-0688. ### Four Canyons Parkway is open Four Canyons Parkway is open from F½ Road to Flat Top Lane, one lane each way, and F¼ Road is open to through traffic from 25 Road, the city says. 25 Road carries two-way traffic on a gravel surface from Patterson Road to Flat Top Lane, and northbound 25 Road is closed between Flat Top Lane and F¼ Road. More details are on the city's [project page](https://www.gjcity.org/1213/Four-Canyons-Parkway-Project?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). ### Around town - New this week: the 12th Street entrance to Stocker Stadium at CMU is closed Monday through Wednesday. Use Gunnison Avenue. - Holiday light installation brings full block closures to the 200 and 300 blocks of Main Street, moving east over the next three weeks. - Crosby Avenue stays closed between West Main Street and American Way, local access only, through October per the [project page](https://www.gjcity.org/1504/Crosby-Avenue-Reconstruction?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). - D½ Road stays closed between 29 and 30 roads, local traffic only; reach San Juan Street on 29½ Road from D Road. - Westbound Patterson Road keeps its lane shift from Pheasant Trail Court through Beechwood Street. - In the Redlands, Alcove Drive stays closed at 23 Road, and South Broadway is one lane at South Camp Road during working hours. ## Mesa County ### I-70 at Horizon Drive: ramp closures two nights COtrip lists eastbound I-70 paving and a westbound shoulder closure between mile points 30.5 and 31.75 Sunday and Monday nights, Oct. 25 and 26, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with staggered closures of the westbound ramps at Horizon Drive (Exit 31). To head west from Horizon Drive, take the eastbound ramp to Palisade (Exit 42) and come back; westbound drivers bound for Horizon Drive continue to 24 Road (Exit 28) and return. CDOT's [resurfacing page](https://www.codot.gov/projects/i70horizoncliftonresurfacing?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) describes night work through November with single lane closures, a 12-foot width limit, 55 mph and 15-minute delays. ### US 6 east of Fruita: flaggers at night US 6 runs one lane at a time with flaggers between mile points 20 and 23 tonight, Friday, Oct. 23, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., then Monday night through Friday night next week, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., west of 19 Road for milling and paving, per [COtrip](https://www.cotrip.org/?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). COtrip lists no Sunday night work. CDOT's [project page](https://www.codot.gov/projects/us6mesaresurfacing?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) has the job finishing in November. ### Palisade The US 6 roundabout at Elberta Avenue is in its final phase, and CDOT's [project page](https://www.codot.gov/projects/us6palisade?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) still says late 2026\. Rupp Avenue is closed at US 6 (detour south to Fairhaven Drive), and Elberta Avenue is closed at the south frontage road. ### County roads 32½ Road stays closed between E Road and E½ Road in Clifton, local access only, until summer 2027, per [Mesa County](https://www.mesacounty.us/news/public-works/detour-during-32-12-rd-construction-begin-soon?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) (contractor line 970-644-6560). Orchard Avenue work at 31 Road runs through late December, per the [county](https://www.mesacounty.us/news/public-works/construction-underway-orchard-avenue-safety-improvements?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). ## Garfield County ### Glenwood Canyon Westbound I-70 at the Hanging Lake Tunnel has emergency door repairs that CDOT schedules to finish by the end of October. COtrip lists the westbound left lane closed between mile points 126 and 125 Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, Oct. 30, until noon. CDOT's [advisory](https://www.codot.gov/news/2026/october-2026-news/i70-hanginglake-tunnel-emergency-repair-begin-oct6?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) says to expect holds of up to 10 minutes before the tunnel. The hotline is 970-661-3086. The bridge joint project had one lane each way Friday at mile points 127 to 128 eastbound and 125 to 126 westbound, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 35 mph, with an 11-foot width limit for commercial and recreational vehicles around the clock. COtrip lists no bridge joint closures for next week so far, and CDOT's [project page](https://www.codot.gov/projects/i70glenwoodcanyonbridge?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) expects completion around fall 2026. ### Glenwood Springs 19th Street stays closed between Grand and Blake avenues, and the city's [construction update](https://www.cogs.us/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/1001?ref=westernslopetrellis.com), revised Monday, now says work runs into November, not the end of October. Use Hyland Park Drive or 20th Street; Mindi Harman takes questions at 970-456-2563. ### Rifle - Whiteriver Avenue stays closed between East Ninth and East 16th streets, with paving starting Friday at the north end, the [city](https://www.rifleco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/621?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) says. Eastbound East 16th has flaggers at Whiteriver through at least Friday, per the [city](https://www.rifleco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/622?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). Use Railroad Avenue or the Highway 13 bypass. - Megan Avenue's northbound lane between Airport Road and Last Chance Drive is closed for about four weeks from Oct. 5, with northbound traffic sent to Garden Lane, per the [city](https://www.rifleco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/615?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). - Xcel's gas work keeps rotating closures on Railroad Avenue between East 10th and East 16th streets until the job is done, per the [city](https://www.rifleco.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/614?ref=westernslopetrellis.com). Questions go to 970-665-6577. ### Montrose County ### Ida Road Ida Road west of 6400 Road stays closed for Montrose County's box culvert replacement, which started Oct. 12 and runs about six weeks, per the [county](https://www.montrosecounty.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1310&ref=westernslopetrellis.com). Follow the posted detour; Rich Rivera (970-252-7009) and Mike Hindson (970-964-2448) take questions. ### Around Montrose Daytime sewer main work on San Juan Avenue and Highway 50 keeps at least one through lane open each way, though the [city](https://montroselifestyle.com/sewer-construction-begins-on-san-juan-ave-sep-15/?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) anticipates several overnight closures for tie-ins and valve work and a winter shutdown generally from November to March (Ryan Cushenan, 970-240-1485). The Lasalle Road bridge just west of Highway 50 has had single lane traffic with flaggers since Sept. 28, per the [county](https://www.montrosecounty.net/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1306&ref=westernslopetrellis.com), which gives no end date. ### Heading south As of Friday morning, Oct. 23, COtrip listed US 550 over Red Mountain Pass closed north of Silverton, mile points 75 to 80.2, because of flooding, calling it an extended closure. It is outside our area but on the route south from Montrose, so check COtrip before you go. ## Looking ahead We found no closure announcements posted yet specifically for the week of Nov. 2\. Ida Road, 19th Street, 32½ Road, Orchard Avenue and both night paving jobs continue into November or beyond, and the city of Montrose's [Sept. 25 notice](https://montroselifestyle.com/cobble-drive-waterline-improvements/?ref=westernslopetrellis.com) anticipated additional closures of Cobble Drive and 6450 Road around mid-November for permanent asphalt patching, one road at a time to keep neighborhood access.