DENVER — Loveland Pass will shut down for about six hours Saturday as thousands of cyclists ride the Triple Bypass bike tour, state transportation officials said Friday.
Approximately 4,000 cyclists will be riding on US 6 over Loveland Pass, which will require all regular traffic to be stopped at the tunnel entrances between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials said in a news release.
State transportation officials said the closure will allow vehicles hauling hazardous materials to be escorted through the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels at two different times: Those going westbound will be escorted at the top of the hour, while those going eastbound will be escorted at the bottom of the hour…