Local News

• Jan 9, 2008 3:46 am US/Mountain
• Digg | Facebook | E-mail

  Close WindowE-mail This Page

  Project I-70: A CBS4 Special Series Of Reports

  Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

  ---

  • Recipient E-mail:* 
  • • Your Name:* 
    • Your E-mail:* 
  • Add a Message:
  •   Send me a copy of this e-mail.

  • Type the characters in this picture:* Click here to refresh with new letters

  ---

  The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

  Send E-mail

  | Print

Project I-70: A CBS4 Special Series Of Reports

Reporting
Andrea Lopez

A special multi-part series on CBS4 in the fall of 2007 took a look at the problems along the Interstate 70 corridor and the solutions being discussed by The Colorado Department of Transportation and many of the mountain communities.

On Dec. 31, 2007, mountain newsroom reporter Andrea Lopez hosted a half hour Project I-70 special that summed up the issues in the series. See that special in the video clips at right.

Also, the following 12 Project I-70 reports by Lopez all aired in CBS4's 6 p.m. newscasts on Fridays in August, September and October. Click on Full Story to watch the reports and to read articles written exclusively for cbs4denver.com by Lopez.

1. Where Does All Of The Traffic Come From? (Full Story)
A look at where the people come from and what some of the traffic numbers are

2. The Importance Of I-70 To Our Economy (Full Story)
How much money flows through the corridor? Why is it essential to the state's economy?

3. Bottleneck Spots Along I-70 (Full Story)
This report looks at the troubled spots when it comes to traffic and why there's congestion at key times in those areas.

4. Improving I-70 For Trucks (Full Story)
Colorado Department of Transportation officials will spend lots of money improving the chain up areas for trucks and making the roadway safer for all drivers.

5. Environmental Challenges With I-70 (Full Story)
This report looks at the challenges in keeping I-70 safe and open when it comes to mudslides, avalanches, snowstorms and rockslides.

6. Interstate Widening (Full Story)
This report explores this option and its presentation in the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).

7. Interstate Alternatives (Full Story)
This will look at improving other routes like 285, as well as other traffic solutions, like bus lanes, HOV lanes, etc.

8. Rail Alternatives (Full Story)
How feasable are the rail alternatives and the estimated routes and costs?

9. Third Bore at the Tunnel (Full Story)
The feasibility of a third bore and how it would be used to alleviate congestion is explored.

10. Wildlife And Environment Protection (Full Story)
This report looks at how we can expand our travel options along the I-70 corridor while protecting the wildlife and the environment. To take a virtual tour of the wildlife bridge over Vail Pass, visit www.Restoretherockies.org.

11. Funding (Full Story)
What are the estimated costs? Where would the money have to come from? How much can we expect to generate, and how?

12. Where Are We Now? (Full Story)
This report looks at where we are in the feedback gathering phase, study phase and what the timeline is for the decisions to be made and the projects to happen.

See the results from our survey in which Andrea Lopez asked CBS4 viewers in October to respond to a series of questions about Interstate 70.

(© MMVIII CBS Television Stations, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)