Could banning truckers reduce ski traffic on I-70?
- Details
- Created on Tuesday, 22 March 2011 14:41
- Written by Nathan
By LAUREN GLENDENNING, VAIL DAILY
It's no surprise that Interstate 70 is a traffic nightmare during peak ski travel times to and from the Front Range — and fixes to the problem will likely cost billions.
That's why Summit County Commissioner Dan Gibbs, a former Colorado legislator, is thinking of ways to help reduce traffic that he says won't cost much.
Gibbs sponsored a zipper lane bill in the Colorado General Assembly last year that would use movable 300-pound barriers to add an extra lane between Floyd Hill and the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. He also helped pass legislation that added more chain-up areas for truckers along Interstate 70 as well as raise fines for truckers who don't chain up.
His latest plan is to study truck traffic along Interstate 70 and see if restricting trucks from the interstate during peak times could also help ease congestion.
The Colorado Department of Transportation released its final Interstate 70 mountain corridor programmatic environmental impact statement, a planning document for improvements along the interstate, last week, estimating that the most basic improvements along the corridor would cost about $2 billion.
The big fixes would cost as much as $20 billion, according to the document.
Read full story
Weather
Current Contests
