If the idea of sitting in the hours-long wintertime traffic jams that are so familiar to Colorado's high-country skiers make you find other weekend diversions in Denver, then here's something that might change your mind.
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Friday announced a $35 million plan to build an extra "peak period" lane on the shoulder of east-bound Interstate 70, between the highway's junction with U.S. 40 and the Twin Tunnels on the east side of Idaho Springs.
The shoulder lane…
If the idea of sitting in the hours-long wintertime traffic jams that are so familiar to Colorado's high-country skiers make you find other weekend diversions in Denver, then here's something that might change your mind.
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Friday announced a $35 million plan to build an extra "peak period" lane on the shoulder of east-bound Interstate 70, between the highway's junction with U.S. 40 and the Twin Tunnels on the east side of Idaho Springs.
The shoulder lane…