The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed its Interstate 70 auxiliary lane project between Frisco and Silverthorne aimed at improving safety on a critical highway artery for Summit County residents, visitors and through traffic.
After two summers of minor road impacts related to the project, Colorado Department of Transportation executive director Shoshana Lew said Tuesday, Dec. 5, that crews have wrapped up work on the project.
“This is anticipated to reduce crashes, help people move around each other in rough conditions, make it easier for freight traffic, single-occupancy vehicles, buses — everyone,” Lew said. “This area, as we all know, experiences very high volumes of traffic, particularly on the weekends, and in the winter we’re navigating weather conditions as we just saw over the weekend.”
With construction costs totaling around $24 million, the I-70 auxiliary lane project included the construction of an additional lane along approximately 3.5 miles of eastbound I-70 between Frisco and Silverthorne, according to the transportation department.
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