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SH-145 through the San Miguel River canyon below Telluride uses W-beam guardrail on a shelf road where the drop to the river averages 30–80 feet — making barrier condition a life-safety priority on a

SH-145 through the San Miguel River canyon below Telluride uses W-beam guardrail on a shelf road where the drop to the river averages 30–80 feet — making barrier condition a life-safety priority on a highway that carries resort traffic year-round. CDOT Region 5 manages SH-145 from its Telluride-area maintenance facility on SH-62.

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SH-145 through the canyon section uses strong-post W-beam guardrail on the cliff-edge side of the roadway, with posts drilled into canyon wall rock in sections where there is no embankment. CDOT Region 5 specifies enhanced post embedment and additional lateral supports for the most exposed cliff-edge sections of SH-145.

SH-62 over Dallas Divide at 8,970 feet uses W-beam guardrail on embankment slopes and curve sections. The pass summit has limited barrier exposure compared to SH-145 canyon sections — the terrain is open ridge rather than cliff edge. CDOT Region 3 manages SH-62 through Ouray County.

Telluride is approximately 240 miles from Colorado Springs, the longer drive being via US-550 and SH-145 from Montrose. We can mobilize to Telluride within five hours for emergency barrier repair and coordinate with CDOT Region 5 at the Telluride maintenance facility for closure authorization.

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