Heavy traffic expected on highways for holiday weekend.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to anticipate heavier-thannormal traffic during the Memorial Day weekend.

All CDOT construction and maintenance projects will be suspended by noon Friday and will not resume their regular schedule until Tuesday, except for emergency operations, according to a CDOT news release.

Because of heavy snows this winter and spring, the opening of many seasonal roadways will be delayed, the agency said, including Trail Ridge Road, Colorado 5 to Mount Evans, Colorado 82 over Independence Pass between Twin Lakes and Aspen, Kebler Pass in the Crested Butte area and Cottonwood Pass between Buena Vista and Gunnison County.

Guanella Pass between Georgetown and Grant was scheduled to open Friday.