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For the first time in more than 10 years, construction delays along that 12-mile [19 km] stretch of Interstate 70 will be non-existent." [36] The cost was $490 million (equivalent to $956 million in 2023 [27]) to build 12 miles (19 km), 40 times the average cost per mile predicted by the planners of the Interstate Highway System. [22]
SH 14 crossing the Colorado plains in rural Weld County, near the Pawnee National Grassland. The section of the road in Fort Collins that is concurrent with Jefferson Street and Riverside Avenue follows a section of the Overland Trail, a stage route and emigrant trail used in the 1860s. The section in Fort Collins was known as the "Denver Road".
Trucks, many without the tire chains required to travel the route, got stuck and blocked other vehicles from getting through for hours. The big rigs were towed out by the afternoon, said Sgt. Patrick Rice of the Colorado State Patrol. Some drivers may have been stranded until I-70 reopened, he said, but no injuries were reported.
A major rockslide prompted two highways to be shut down in Colorado over the weekend and witnesses captured the frightening moment on video. Highways 96 and 165 from Wetmore to Westcliffe in ...
Drivers heading west across Interstate 70 are being told to avoid traveling that way after winter weather has forced the highway to be shut down at the Kansas/Colorado border.
The longest highway in the state is Interstate 70 which has a span of 449.51 miles (723.42 km) that runs west to east across the state, serving Grand Junction, Denver, Aurora, and Limon. Interstate 270, I-70's only auxiliary route in Colorado, is the shortest interstate highway in the state, spanning about 7 miles (11 km).
A blast of wintry weather brought some heavy snow towards the Denver area of Colorado on Monday, November 9, the National Weather Service said.The NWS cautioned motorists to, “be careful and ...
State Highway 79 (SH 79) is a 23.8 mi (38.3 km) long state highway in Adams and Weld counties in Colorado. The highway is also called "Kiowa–Bennett Road" and "Converse Road". It traverses through remote, open plain. The highway does not pass through any towns. It does service some subdivisions in the area.