UPDATE: FRIDAY 3/14/2025 7:44 p.m.
(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — All previously closed roads in southeastern Colorado have reopened, according to COTrip .
ORIGINAL STORY: Much of southeastern Colorado roads closed due to wind
UPDATE: FRIDAY 3/14/2025 5:01 p.m.
US 50 from Las Animas to the Kansas border has reopened.
UPDATE: FRIDAY 3/14/2025 4:44 p.m.
US 40 has reopened between Kit Carson and Limon, as well as CO 96 from Ordway to the Kansas border.
Updated closure map via COTrip :
FRIDAY 3/14/2025 3:33 p.m.
A heads up for drivers planning to travel through southeastern Colorado on Friday, March 14–much of the area’s roads are closed due to high wind and safety concerns, so the best plan is to use an alternate route or simply plan to travel another day.
A plethora of roads south and east of Colorado Springs are closed as of Friday afternoon, cutting off major travel routes from the I-25 corridor east to the Kansas border.
The roads that are currently experiencing closures include:
- US 40 from Kit Carson to Limon
- US 385 from Cheyenne Wells to Granada
- US 287 between US 50 and County Road A (9 miles north of Eads)
- CO 96 from Ordway to the Kansas border
- US 50 from Las Animas to the Kansas border
- US 287 from Lamar to the Oklahoma border
All of the counties shaded in purple on the map above are under a high wind warning. Many of the impacted roads have been closed due to blowing dust and safety concerns resulting from low visibility. The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that travel will be dangerous and possibly life-threatening, with damaging winds capable of toppling power lines and trees. Widespread power outages are expected…