A resurfacing project is underway to fix the rutting and pothole issues in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 from the Eisenhower Tunnel to Georgetown.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said this project includes 13 miles of roadway, stretching from the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel at milepoint 215.7 to the Georgetown on-ramp at milepoint 228.35. It also includes a half-mile section of eastbound I-70 at the US 40 Empire Junction, which is at exit 232.The repaving work started on Sunday evening.
CDOT said the project's focus is to mill and pave as much of this stretch of the interstate as possible ahead of winter weather. Crews will complete whatever is left, plus the guardrail improvements, in 2024, according to a CDOT spokesperson. Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | August 14, 8am About $17.6 million will go to two emergency projects and $7.4 million will be managed by CDOT's Division of Maintenance and Operations to reimburse local maintenance teams, CDOT said.
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