A stretch of U.S. 50 was shut down on Thursday evening due to cracking in the bridge that runs over Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County, the Colorado Department of Transportation confirmed in a ...

Federal workers have taken the first steps in a $32 million maintenance of the Blue Mesa Dam, the largest of three dams that were built in the 1960s to create Colorado's biggest reservoir. It's the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — A bridge along U.S. 50 that ...

The Bureau of Reclamation is replacing all four original valves at the Blue Mesa Dam, in a multi-year, $32 million project. This is the first replacement of the valves since construction of the dam ...

Colorado’s largest body of water is slipping toward a threshold that local officials describe as the worst emergency in half a century, and the warning lights are blinking across the entire Colorado ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet helped bring millions of dollars to aging water infrastructure in Western Colorado and across the entire state. $61 million ...

After being closed for seven months — and reopening partially in July — the U.S. 50 Middle Bridge has reopened — restoring a key route for communities surrounding Blue Mesa Reservoir. The bridge ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The U.S. 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir reopened Wednesday after months of closures and construction sparked by state and federal transportation ...

GUNNISON COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The Blue Mesa Reservoir west of Middle Bridge was closed on July 18 for all boating activities, but the closure has now been lifted, and the reservoir is open to all ...

Visit tinyurl.com/pimyview to submit your photos. The road winded, climbing and then dipping as it traced the mountainous landscape. It’s a common experience in ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - The Blue Mesa Reservoir is under a water advisory. The National Park Service found blue and green algae in the reservoir containing cyanotoxins. The toxins were found at ...