Summer Traffic Season Underway Tomorrow

All CDOT construction and maintenance projects will be suspended by Friday afternoon and will not resume their regular schedule untilTuesday, May 31.  The only exception is for emergency operations. 

Heavier than normal traffic should be anticipated along Front Range and mountain highways.  Westbound Interstate 70 is expected to experience additional traffic on Friday and Saturday.  On Memorial Day, motorists should be prepared for longer drive times along eastbound I-70, especially from Summit County to the Denver area. 

Last year’s traffic numbers at the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels:

Seasonal roads opening for the season include State Highway 82 over Independence Pass between Twin Lakes and Aspen (opened today), State Highway 5 – the Mount Evans Highway (State Highway 5) - will open to Summit Lake on Friday, and to the summit on Memorial Day.  Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, Cottonwood Pass and Guanella Pass all open tomorrow. All of these roadways remain open through the summer – weather permitting. 

Information regarding the opening and closing of seasonal highways in Colorado is available at all times on the cotrip.org website, by calling 511, or via subscription e-mail or text.  To subscribe, please visit www.codot.gov and click on the small letter icon at the bottom of the page. The link takes you to a list of items you can subscribe to, including General Travel Information – Seasonal Mountain Pass Closures/Openings.