Emergency river bank work on U.S. 40 continues

ROUTT COUNTY — Emergency river bank repairs along U.S. 40 near Steamboat Springs started Friday, May 30. The work was originally scheduled to wrap up June 3 but it will now take Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) maintenance crews until at least Monday, June 9 to complete the work.
Crews are installing riprap to help prevent further bank erosion due to the high waters of the Yampa River. Once the bank work is complete, crews…