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Problem solved-ish.
https://www.facebook.com/48385884515...3266377545467/
I am kind of an embediot, so whatever.
New Toll Lane Made Travel Faster, Even in non tolled Lanes
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29...cker-even.html
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...
The real test will be the summer traffic.
The future......http://gizmodo.com/heres-what-tomorr...per-1775857086
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As a band aid , shoulder worked great, especially since the tolls were reasonable.
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.
Did they remember to subtract out all the delays from the years of construction?
Originally Posted by blurred
They probably ignored all the snow and accident closures in their numbers as well.
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
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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.
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
I think this was discussed earlier:
I'm gladthey finally downloaded a weather app for their phones.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.
Are they also employing new technology to tell drivers that the highway is closed? Maybe a website?
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
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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.
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!
Originally Posted by blurred
I can't wait.
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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!!)
They can't do that without loosing federal Hwy funds.
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