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Reclamation to Close East Portal Road for the Winter

Media Contact: Larry Lingerfelt, 970-240-6306, llingerfelt@usbr.gov

For Release: November 16, 2015

MONTROSE, Colo. – The Bureau of Reclamation’s Curecanti Field Office will close the East Portal Road located east of Montrose, Colorado, on November 19, for the winter. If there is a winter storm before November 19, the road will be closed early. The East Portal Road, beginning at the junction with State Highway 347, provides access to the Gunnison River within the Curecanti National Recreation Area, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Crystal Dam. The road will reopen next spring as weather conditions permit. For more information contact Larry Lingerfelt at (970) 240-6306.

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