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Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

  1. #2451
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    Quote Originally Posted by karpiel View Post
    What always amazes me is about 20% of the time I drive past that area, someone is parked there.
    Darwinism.

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    Problem solved-ish.
    https://www.facebook.com/48385884515...3266377545467/

    I am kind of an embediot, so whatever.

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    New Toll Lane Made Travel Faster, Even in non tolled Lanes


    Quote Originally Posted by The Denver Post View Post

    Tolls on the Interstate 70 Mountain Express Lane this winter never reached anywhere near the maximum $30, but state transportation officials said the option still saved all drivers time — even if they stayed in the free lanes.

    In addition to smoother traffic, the 13-mile corridor also recorded fewer wrecks and shorter backups during its inaugural season, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Thursday in an end-of-season report.

    The highest cost paid by 42,600 drivers who used the eastbound toll lane was $8 if they had an ExpressToll transponder, or $14.67 for those without one, including the license plate toll processing fee. More typical during the phase-in season were tolls between $4 and $6 (or $8.33 to $11.50 without a transponder), CDOT said.

    There was a residual benefit for those who stayed in the free lanes, CDOT said: Average travel times were 18 percent shorter than in the last few winter seasons.

    The express lane — a narrower lane added on the left shoulder from Empire to Idaho Springs — was open on 32 weekend days and holidays between mid-December and April.

    . . .

    Though the toll lane by no means has solved the congestion issues, CDOT says the average eastbound travel time during peak hours through the corridor was 13.6 minutes, with an average speed of 53 mph.

    Compared to the three previous winters' average peak travel time, that's about three minutes shorter.

    But the biggest impact from the toll lane was illustrated on heavy-volume days.

    On Jan. 31, the day with the slowest average speed this season, it took an average 17.5 minutes to travel through the corridor for all lanes, with an average moving speed of 41 mph. That was a Sunday when the Denver Broncos' afternoon AFC Championship appearance likely prompted skiers and weekend travelers to head home earlier than usual. High demand resulted in the slowest average speed measured in the express lane all season, at 47 mph.

    In previous seasons, it took as long as 44 minutes to drive the 13 miles on the worst days, with traffic crawling at an average 16 mph, CDOT says.

    The improvement held on Martin Luther King Day in January, too, with a reduction in travel time of up to 52 percent, according to CDOT.



    http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29...cker-even.html

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    CDOT is certainly jerking themselves off about the mild success of the lane. Too bad is works for only 13 miles. On busy days, it still was a complete clusterfuck from S-Thorne to the lane.
    I guess westbound will likely be the next widening project. Can't wait till all the years of construction for that one...

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    The real test will be the summer traffic.

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    As a band aid , shoulder worked great, especially since the tolls were reasonable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin View Post
    The real test will be the summer traffic.
    This.

    Everyone bitches about the winter traffic, but at least it follows a fairly regular pattern and you can avoid the worst times with a little planning. In the summer, the traffic just lasts all the way throfrom Friday afternoon at 3pm until Sunday at 10pm.

    People forget that there are probably 25X as many people recreating in the mountains in the summer than in the winter.
    go upside down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RonMexico View Post
    Everyone bitches about the winter traffic, but at least it follows a fairly regular pattern and you can avoid the worst times with a little planning. In the summer, the traffic just lasts all the way throfrom Friday afternoon at 3pm until Sunday at 10pm.
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    Yep, but there are also way more places one can go in the summer that doesn't require I70.
    I have no sympathy for someone who continues to drive into the teeth of traffic and then bitches about it.

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    Did they remember to subtract out all the delays from the years of construction?
    Quote Originally Posted by blurred
    skiing is hiking all day so that you can ski on shitty gear for 5 minutes.

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    They probably ignored all the snow and accident closures in their numbers as well.

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    it's almost like you guys are skeptical and cynical about their data and motives.
    "fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elkhound Odin View Post
    They probably ignored all the snow and accident closures in their numbers as well.
    No mention from anyone especially CDOT about the fact that the lanes are narrower than they were. Make the road narrower 100% of the time for a small percentage gain a few days of the year.

    $70 million cost to save an average of 3 minutes driving time. And they're proud. $25 million of that cost is financed...what's the total cost after interest payments?

    Politicians and government bureaucrats are fucking idiots.

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    All the CDOT hate is pretty funny. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

    In all honesty, and to my surprise, I actually felt like the band-aid toll lane helped somewhat this winter. We'll see what happens this summer.
    Last edited by soups818; 05-13-2016 at 08:16 PM.

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    So who had money on 280?

    edit: I guess that was over the course 4 years

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    I think this was discussed earlier:

    To reduce closures, CDOT is employing new technology to monitor weather and road conditions in real time, enabling it to deploy snow removal equipment and order precautionary closures when weather turns bad quickly.
    I'm gladthey finally downloaded a weather app for their phones.

    Are they also employing new technology to tell drivers that the highway is closed? Maybe a website?

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    The future: China: A 'car-eating' bus could save planet - CNN.com - www.cnn.com
    http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/27/autos/...ure/index.html
    ROLL TIDE ROLL

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    Quote Originally Posted by montanaskier View Post
    The future: China: A 'car-eating' bus could save planet - CNN.com - www.cnn.com
    http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/27/autos/...ure/index.html
    2m clearance won't cover most SUVs with ski boxes, much less a semi.

    Bridges and tunnels... how do they work?
    Quote Originally Posted by blurred
    skiing is hiking all day so that you can ski on shitty gear for 5 minutes.

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    OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

    Now that would be a sight on I70! Powder day, out of my way tourons! Chomp chomp

    How would that thing not cause accidents out of sheer panic? You're driving along in maddening traffic and suddenly that thing passes overhead and freaks the shit out of you if you didn't see it coming.

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    More likely some tarded driver pulls over on to the guardrail or a jacknifed chainless semi gets in the way in a snow storm then smashy smashy!
    Quote Originally Posted by blurred
    skiing is hiking all day so that you can ski on shitty gear for 5 minutes.

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    I can't wait.
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    OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

    I think they really need to consider having times during traditional busy hours on weekends with no trucks allowed. An extra hour of traffic is the norm on weekends because trucks are going 30-40 and completely slowing down the flow. Yesterday there was a backup from the St Mary's exit all the way to the top of Georgetown hill because of slow trucks in the right lane (and why don't they have a third land on that hill!!)

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    They can't do that without loosing federal Hwy funds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The SnowShow View Post
    I think they really need to consider having times during traditional busy hours on weekends with no trucks allowed. An extra hour of traffic is the norm on weekends because trucks are going 30-40 and completely slowing down the flow. Yesterday there was a backup from the St Mary's exit all the way to the top of Georgetown hill because of slow trucks in the right lane (and why don't they have a third land on that hill!!)

    You choose to live here, you choose to go skiing when everyone else does. Why should anyone have to cater to the choices you make?

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