U.S. 50 near Montrose could partially reopen to traffic by July 4 as repairs to a damaged bridge over the Blue Mesa Reservoir begin, transportation officials announced Wednesday. The Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure announced an official repair plan for the bridge that includes four main areas, according to a CDOT news release. Inspections over the past month identified 118 defects in four main areas on the Blue Mesa Reservoir bridge, CDOT officials said.