I-70 Mountain Corridor: Golden to the Utah Border

Summer-Fall 2024 Construction Maps

I-70 Mountain Corridor Summer Construction West
I-70 Mountain Corridor Summer Construction West

I-70 Mountain Corridor Summer Construction East
I-70 Mountain Corridor Summer Construction East


These maps highlight active construction projects along or near the I-70 Mountain Corridor, from Golden to the Utah border, during summer 2025.

For real-time information on statewide lane closures and traffic impacts, visit COtrip.org or use the COtrip Planner app.

West Side of the Eisenhower Tunnel Projects

I-70 Variable Speed Limit Signs in Dowd Canyon

Location: I-70 from Eagle-Vail to West Vail
Schedule: Early May through summer 2025
Traffic Impacts: Eastbound and westbound single lane closures with possible lane shifts and reduced speeds.
Webpage: I-70 Variable Speed Limit Signs in Dowd Canyon

I-70 West Vail Pass Auxiliary Lane

Location:I-70 from the East Vail Exit to the Vail Pass Rest Area
Schedule: August 2021 to December 2026
Traffic Impacts: Intermittent weekday traffic holds for rock scaling and avalanche fence installation. Expect single lane closures during both day and night.
Webpage: I-70 West Vail Pass Auxiliary Lanes

Vail Pass Rest Area Reconstruction

Location: I-70 rest area at Vail Pass in Summit County
Schedule: May 2022 to Summer 2025
Traffic Impacts: Rest area and bathrooms are closed at Vail Pass (Exit 190).
Webpage: Vail Pass Rest Area Reconstruction

East Side of the Eisenhower Tunnel Projects

I-70 Chief Hosa to Morrison Resurfacing

Location: I-70 from Chief Hosa to Morrison
Schedule: July 2024 to Fall 2025
Traffic Impacts: Intermittent single and double-lane closures during the day and night
Webpage: Will be activated once project starts

Huntsman Segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail

Location: Clear Creek Canyon (US 6) from CO 119 to CO 58/CO 93
Schedule: 2024 to late 2026
Traffic Impacts: Daytime single lane closures and occasional overnight full canyon closures for construction of the Huntsman Gulch segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail
Webpage: Peaks to Plains Trail (Jefferson County Website)

I-70 Floyd Hill

Location: I-70 from west of Evergreen to eastern Idaho Springs
Schedule: Summer 2023 to late 2029
Traffic Impacts: I-70 lane and ramp closures, flaggers and alternating traffic on US 40, 20-minute I-70 traffic holds for rock blasting through the end of 2026.
Webpage: I-70 Floyd Hill Project

I-70 Straight Creek Culverts Repair

Location: I-70 eastbound from just outside the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels to the Georgetown on-ramp with a half-mile stretch of I-70 eastbound at the US 40 Empire Junction
Schedule: July 2025 to Fall 2026
Traffic Impacts: Daytime single lane and shoulder closures in both directions

I-70 Express Lanes

Location: I-70 Express Lanes from Idaho Springs to Empire
Schedule: To be announced
Traffic Impacts: These Express Lanes, along I-70 in both directions, are peak period shoulder lanes that are open to traffic mostly on weekends and holidays. When these lanes are closed, they are used as shoulders for emergency and disabled vehicles.

I-70 Chief Hosa to Morrison Resurfacing

Location: I-70 Express Lanes from Idaho Springs to Empire
Schedule: July 2024 to Fall 2025
Traffic Impacts: Intermittent single and double-lane closures during the day and night.

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NEPA Resources

Find the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision, and other related documents

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Projects &
Studies

Find information about current CDOT studies and projects in the I-70 corridor
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Context Sensitive Solutions

For its I-70 Mountain Corridor program, CDOT follows a CSS process
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Collaborative Effort

The collaborative effort was charged with reaching consensus on a recommended transportation solution for the corridor