Abandon Glenwood Canyon...

[Eric P]

Wow. I heard talk today of plans to investigate rerouting I-70 out of the canyon and abandoning a few of the current sections. These mud slides are not going to stop soon and the ongoing threat from not just the burn scars but the deteriorating canyon walls has sparked debate if fixing Glenwood canyon is in the best interest of the state.

I've heard cottonwood pass to the south, some route to the north? It will be interesting to watch the next few months/years...

[rondog]

There goes a few billion $$$.....

[Great-Kazoo]

There goes a few billion $$$.....

let's not forget the time saving, Detours.

[Hummer]

In the press conference on Monday the CDOT stated that they had hauled 500 truck loads of material from the mud slide sites on Sunday, and that there's 1000 times that amount yet to be moved.

[TEAMRICO]

There goes a few billion $$$.....

Only if they stay on or under budget and finish on time.















Yeah, I would roll my eyes too.

[wctriumph]

Well, there goes all those western slope Armslist adverts hoping to get sales from the front range. The Steamboat and Craig sellers are still available …

[ray1970]

Well, there goes all those western slope Armslist adverts hoping to get sales from the front range. The Steamboat and Craig sellers are still available ?

You can still easily get to the western slope for those deals. Just have to detour off 70 on 40 up through Winter Park and go through Steamboat to Craig and take 13 south into Rifle. Easy as pie and probably only adds about four and a half or five hours to the drive each way.

[Gman]

You can still easily get to the western slope for those deals. Just have to detour off 70 on 40 up through Winter Park and go through Steamboat to Craig and take 13 south into Rifle. Easy as pie and probably only adds about four and a half or five hours to the drive each way.

Just in time for winter.

[BushMasterBoy]

You have to manage the water. The contingency planning is inadequate. Hopefully the trillion dollar infrastructure bill will address this problem.

https://www.aspentimes.com/news/the-...lides-on-i-70/

[FoxtArt]

Being that section wasn't even completed until the 1990's (the last section of the interstate system) and with today's inflation of 200% of code since then, I think they will have that successfully rerouted in around 2075 or so.

And that's if they start work next week.