Bridge Project Causes Delays, Miles-Long Backups

By Matt Kroschel
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– A bridge linking thousands of people on the Western Slope closed at 12:01 a.m. Monday and the first morning commute was crowded and delayed.
The Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs is being removed and replaced. That has displaced thousands of commuters onto a two-lane detour with the backups stretching for miles.Backups from the Grand Avenue Bridge in Glenwood Springs (credit: CBS)
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation,