The Estes Park Trail-Gazette reports that locals may end up using Devil’s Gulch Road through Glen Haven as a detour between Estes Park and Loveland instead of the recommended detour during the upcoming U.S. 34 closures for bridge replacement projects, but maintenance crews won’t be putting any extra effort into clearing it.

The alternate route, which meets U.S. 34 in the canyon at Drake, bypasses the construction zones but is a two-lane road with steep sections including sharp curves

Transportation officials are urging motorists to use US 36 between Estes Park and Lyons as the alternative route to the valley during the closures.

The first of two 12-day road closures on US 34 just east of Estes Park will begin on Monday as the Colorado Department of Transportation`s project to replace a pair of aging steel truss bridges over the Big Thompson River kicks into high gear.

Go to the Estes Park Trail-Gazette to see the entire article.