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County, Denver Mountain Parks and Evergreen Fire conclude Castlewood Drive is not a safe evacuation route
Summary
After a work session with Evergreen Fire Rescue, Denver Mountain Parks and county staff, commissioners agreed Castlewood Drive should no longer be treated as a primary evacuation route; the county and partners will issue a coordinated statement and Denver Mountain Parks will provide required notice to end the 2014 memorandum of understanding.
Clear Creek County commissioners and public-safety partners concluded Sept. 2 that Castlewood Drive, an historic two-track route above Echo Hills, should not be relied on as a public evacuation route during a wildfire and agreed to work together to clarify the public record.
Why it matters: Evergreen Fire Rescue, Denver Mountain Parks and county public-works staff told the board the single-track route cannot safely handle vehicle evacuations in a wildfire scenario. Officials said the road lacks year-round two-wheel-passenger-car access, has no mitigation or adequate turnouts, and could itself become a hazard that blocks firefighter access or traps…
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