OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

[Benny Profane]

Never been. As an east coaster, don't get it. Windward Islands are just fine.

[SkiBall]

Kauai sucks, don't go. Please.

[The SnowShow]

Never been. As an east coaster, don't get it. Windward Islands are just fine.

Typical east coaster answer. Have fun on Fire Island.

[montanaskier]

With the underpass project in vail starting....that's going to be painful E and W bound for awhile.

[Danno]

what is the underpass project? I'm never over that way because I don't want to be called tunnel trash by benny.

[summit]

I had to read about it too... underpass between the frontage roads between main vail and west vail... will make head on traffic on the interstate. Probably going to cause some peak traffic backups during the summer... problems on trips to boat/bike west of vail.

[summit]

2 hours 15 minutes to get from Frisco to Vail... thanks Texan-Towing-Trailer.... asshole

[mefa30]

I was stuck on I70 a few weeks ago when there was the rock slides by the Ford tunnel.

about 8 hours to get from Vail to Aspen. Thankfully we had leftover pizza in the car and took a leak before we head out.

The girl behind us ran out of gas and there were people taking a leak in the median. We didnt move at all for about 3 hours.

Getting back to Denver from Aspen wasnt as bad. We were waiting for them to open the road and use the pilot cars at 4Pm.

[Name Redacted]

Like clockwork. Warm for three days, then a storm moves in, dropping snow onto warm pavement. Temp drops rapidly, wind blows, the game of I70 bumper cars begins. Road shuts down.

Two level roadway is my answer.

[stfu&gbtw]

If only there were some substance you could spray on the road to melt the snow...

#ColoradoNative

[Name Redacted]

If only there were some substance you could spray on the road to melt the snow...

#ColoradoNative

Like, with electrolytes?

[stfu&gbtw]

Like, with electrolytes?

I lol'd, irl.

[mdblows]

With the underpass project in vail starting....that's going to be painful E and W bound for awhile.

Hah. I worked on a cost benefit analysis of that project for the town of Vail. Interesting to see the project going forward.

[The SnowShow]

Hah. I worked on a cost benefit analysis of that project for the town of Vail. Interesting to see the project going forward.

It's between the main Vail exit and the west Vail exit? Is that really necessary?

What ever happened to the animal bridge they were proposing near Vail?

[summit]

The roads were not even bad until the real burst this evening... just dumb drivers

Hah. I worked on a cost benefit analysis of that project for the town of Vail. Interesting to see the project going forward.

Translation: "It was a dumb idea and I can't believe they are blowing tax dollars and inconveniencing the public for the next 18 months"

Am I close?

[mdblows]

The roads were not even bad until the real burst this evening... just dumb drivers



Translation: "It was an extraordinarily dumb idea and I can't believe they are blowing tax dollars and inconveniencing the public for the next 18 months"

Am I close?

Bingo. The town applied for federal funds, didn't get them, and it looks like decided to go forward anyway.

[montanaskier]

https://www.facebook.com/VailNews/vi...3540703279646/

[Benny Profane]

Wait. What is the purpose of this underpass?

[stfu&gbtw]

Wait. What is the purpose of this underpass?

Alleviating the traffic jam that builds up near your mom's house.

[galibier_numero_un]

In all seriousness, is this for pedestrians or vehicles?

... Thom

[mdblows]

Both.

[GPP33]

I'm no traffic engineer but it seems an overpass would be cheaper, easier and quicker. 2 years seems like a long time to dig a little hole.

[SkiBall]

It will be nice when it is done. In the meantime it is going to suck. I believe the thinking is that with more and more traffic, it will help alleviate some roundabout traffic at main Vail mostly. Also will help with emergency response times. No freeway access. It would have been a lot nicer matching up with Cascade intersection, cuz the TR folks might be less inclined to play Frogger.

[kneedropper]

Be interesting to know who owns property on the other side of the freeway near the hole and what influence they had in the decision. All of the sudden some folks are just a short walk to the lifts and nevervail. Since there is no exit the entire traffic congestion argument is bullshit as many will still hit the same circle in the village.

[WTF is dat]

Be interesting to know who owns property on the other side of the freeway near the hole and what influence they had in the decision. All of the sudden some folks are just a short walk to the lifts and nevervail. Since there is no exit the entire traffic congestion argument is bullshit as many will still hit the same circle in the village.

City of vail wanted it to improve emergency response times. It sure works out nicely for those properties on the north.