I-70 West Vail Pass Basin Access Road

Project complete

Project Facts

Cost: $483,000
Location: A one-mile stretch of I-70 in Eagle County, from mile points 182.5 to 183.5

Project Team

Contractor(s): Ewing Trucking & Construction

Project Overview

From Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, to Novemebr 2017, crews on this project built an access road from the Vail Pass Recreation Trail to a large sediment basin along Black Gore Creek, on the north side of I-70.

The access road enables CDOT to more efficiently remove the sediment from the basin in the future.