Helicopters Start Dropping Bombs On Snowy Independence Pass

ASPEN, Colo. (CBS4) – In a sign that summer is just around the corner, the Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday shifted their process of getting Independence Pass ready for traffic into high gear.
Independence Pass (credit: CBS)
Crews began working to lessen the avalanche danger by doing blasting on the pass, which runs over the Continental Divide. CDOT hopes that by doing this mitigation now it will keep slides from blocking traffic once the road reopens.
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