Take the Castle Creek Bridge Quiz

1. The Castle Creek Bridge can be rebuilt with minimal traffic impact and no detour.

True False

TRUE Jacobs Engineering has presented City Council with a “Three-Lane Shifted” design that allows two lanes of traffic to continue crossing the bridge throughout the construction process. That’s right. Two lanes open across the bridge while a new 3-lane replacement is built.

The Three-Lane Shifted is the clear choice. It keeps Aspen open for business throughout construction and in the end we have a new 3-lane bridge to speed transit and traffic  out of Aspen in the afternoons.

2. The Castle Creek Bridge must be rebuilt. Period.

True False

TRUE Aspen cannot afford for the Castle Creek Bridge to fail — ever. It is a vital link in Aspen’s transportation grid, with or without the Straight Shot. The bridge is deteriorating and is currently rated on the borderline between “fair” and “poor” condition. So yes, it needs to be rebuilt ASAP.

3. No public vote is needed to rebuild the Castle Creek Bridge.

True False

TRUE A public vote is NOT required to replace or rebuild an existing bridge in place. Bridge replacement projects are also exempt from the lengthy process of completing an environmental impact statement.