Last Blast for Summer Traffic
DENVER—Drivers can anticipate heavy traffic in many areas across the state this Labor Day weekend.
All CDOT construction projects will be suspended statewide at noon today to reduce potential traffic delays. The only exception is for emergency operations. Projects will resume their regular schedules on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Heavier-than-normal weekend traffic is expected on I-25 along the Front Range and on I-70 west of Denver. More traffic than normal will travel westbound I-70 today and Saturday, and eastbound I-70 on Labor Day—especially between Summit County and the Denver area. Traffic traditionally is heaviest from late morning through early evening.
2017 Labor Day Weekend Traffic at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels
Date |
Westbound |
Eastbound |
Total |
| Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 | 33,334 | 17,229 | 50,563 |
| Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 | 29,086 | 17,137 | 46,223 |
| Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 | 20,802 | 25,747 | 46,549 |
| Monday, Sept. 4, 2017 | 16,036 | 33,310 | 49,346 |
| Total | 99,258 | 93,423 | 192,681 |
Seasonal Mountain Pass Closures
Colorado Highway 5—the Mount Evans Highway—closes from Summit Lake to the top on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The remaining segment from Echo Lake to Summit Lake is scheduled to remain open until Monday, Oct. 8, weather permitting.
Colorado Highway 82 over Independence Pass between Twin Lakes and Aspen and Trail Ridge Road, through Rocky Mountain National Park will remain open through fall until adverse weather requires a full closure for the winter.
