Spiffying up the Alpine Loop
June 21, 2010
At over 8,000 feet, the Alpine Loop is too high in Utah’s Wasatch Mountain range to stay open all winter. Snow, ice and wind cause crews to shut gates on either end of the popular scenic route between fall and spring.
To close the road, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) crews check the area and lock the gates. Opening the Alpine Loop requires some housekeeping, even though it’s one of the easier of the high country roads to maintain.
Most of the work consists of clearing rocks and fallen trees from the road. But sometimes it requires more extensive repairs like replacing a failed culvert.
