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| CDOT gives green light to pace cars for I-70 ski traffic | |||
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011 05:55 |
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By JEFFREY LEIB, THE DENVER POST CDOT has tried it in fair weather. Now the agency plans to use its police pace-car "speed harmonization" on Sundays in January to improve the flow of Interstate 70 ski-season traffic in the mountains. For years, the Colorado Department of Transportation has been exploring remedies for the heavy Sunday afternoon congestion on eastbound I-70 in the mountain corridor. CDOT experimented with pace-car management of traffic on a Saturday in August and a Sunday last month, and officials have decided it has merit for use on winter Sundays. The technique calls for police cars with flashing lights to travel along the I-70 mountain corridor at a set speed, with the aim of getting vehicles behind them to match the speed, avoid tailgating and eliminate accidents. "With no magic-bullet solution to the I-70 issue, it is always refreshing to see new ideas entertained, and CDOT and the Colorado State Patrol deserve credit for their willingness to recognize alternatives that may help in the short-term," said Craig Bannister, public policy and communications manager for Colorado Ski Country USA. |
