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DENVER (AP) — Two of Colorado's mountain highways should be open in time for the Memorial Day weekend.

The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to open Independence Pass between Leadville and Aspen Thursday. The highway is set to open for the season at 2 p.m. despite this spring's late snow storms.

The 12,095-foot pass is closed each winter because of harsh weather.

On Friday, state highway crews will open the Mount Evans highway. Colorado 5 runs from Echo Lake to the top of 14,264-foot-high Mountain Evans. The highway will stay open through Labor Day weekend.

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