I know it is a long way off but Cottonwood Pass will be closed for the 2017 summer to allow the widening and paving of the road on the west side of the pass. It may also be closed for part of 2018 if needed. For those of us who use it to get to Taylor Park from the east, we better make tracks this summer and enjoy the short cut. We will be taking the long way around through Gunnison in the future. The cost is estimated to be close to $27 million, which is about $2 million per-mile. My uncle worked on the east side when it was paved at a cost of $1 million per-mile.