I-70 closure in Colorado

On a positive note, those who hate I-70 have an excuse to take I-40 to I-25.

 

Maybe we'll get lucky, and it will be closed long enough all the idiots will forget it as a viable option. I used to enjoy going over the hill, the idiots make it a chore.

 

Sounds fun

 

I have a prediction...I say they will get this done, right before the snow starts flying for the season

 

Canyon will reopen Saturday, with a short stretch of two way traffic.

Good thing, too. Ran a Glenwood Springs load today. 7.5 hours from Littleton, that's ~4 extra hours. We're getting paid the extra mileage, but no thanks!

 

Y'all "prayed for rain"!! Now look what happened!! Might as well just tame the Colorado river through there and run those Venice cargo gondolas up and down it. Complete with the singers belting out those love ballads.

In all seriousness though, pack a lunch and keep those eyes caffeinated. That scenic route of a detour seems killer in a bad way.

 

Onion Pacific putting it into notch-8 on that track maintenance!! Meanwhile, not a day goes by that all of their rolling stock and motive power looks like it hasn't seen a wash-rack in years.

 

As an update, CDOT hopes to have one lane open in each direction by Thanksgiving. Can you imagine what a bottleneck that will be? Way to go, Colorado,,,