I-70 Coalition, setting the pace for the future

Traffic on I-70

Colorado's Solution for a Better I-70

Problem: The Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor, from Denver to Grand Junction, is not meeting the transportation needs of Colorado. For Colorado residents, visitors and businesses, I-70 is a gateway to recreation, to commerce and to everyday necessities. But this stretch of highway has become so overburdened that it can't support these demands today, and it's only going to get worse in the future.

Colorado's I-70 Mountain Corridor is like a clogged artery leading right to the heart of Colorado.

Solution: A transportation infrastructure through the northern and central mountain communities that is efficient, safe and environmentally sound, for this and future generations.

Strategy

The I-70 Mountain Corridor must increase its capacity and efficiency in the following ways:

  • Diversify the modes of transportation from Denver to Grand Junction. We can't just talk about adding more asphalt. Solutions to the I-70 problem must include transit.
  • Spread out the demand: implement measures that take vehicles off the road during the peak traffic times - when I-70 looks more like a parking lot than an interstate highway. Provide incentives for vehicles to get on the road at times when there isn't any traffic.
  • Develop a funding mechanism to pay for these solutions.
  • Respect Colorado's history and natural environment while meeting transportation needs along the corridor.