Traffic in and out of Aspen has long been a conversation affecting our local workforce, businesses and their customers, and visitors to the region. In 2023 the Aspen City Council will again discuss the traffic configuration and the lifeline of the Castle Creek Bridge.
Entrance to Aspen
The Colorado Department of Transportation produced a record of decision in 1998 regarding improvements to the entrance to Aspen. See their full resource page here.
Elements of the Record of Decision have gone before Aspen voters numerous times. See the City of Aspen's summary here.
The Aspen Institute led the charge to open up a mobility conversation in 2017. See the full report here.
In 2023 the City of Aspen collected feedback during an outreach campaign informing the public of the lifespan of the Castle Creek Bridge. You can see a summary of the information and feedback here.
On direction of Aspen City Council, Jacobs Engineering independently evaluated the existing Castle Creek Bridge during the last week of November to help identify critical issues that the community and Council requested in 2023. The consulting team is evaluating the feasibility of either rehabilitating or replacing the State Highway 82 (SH 82) bridge over Castle Creek and Power Plant Road. The full feasibility assessment is available here.