Drivers Spend 2+ Hours On I-70 Getting To High Country
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - A handful of traffic problems caused hundreds of traffic headaches along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor Saturday morning.
Traffic delays spanned close to three hours for drivers trying to get to their favorite ski resort.
Ski Traffic gridlock this morning. Thanks to Amanda Gillie, and to the people backing up the wrong way on the merge lane: ????????♂️
— Matt Kroschel (@Matt_Kroschel) January 27, 2018
Cc @CSP_News @CSP_Golden @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/piGZ3erdrd
Video showed drivers actually going backwards up an on-ramp to avoid the traffic backup.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation first tweeted about the heavy traffic at around 7:15 a.m.
CDOT later alerted drivers to a couple of crashes near Idaho Springs that forced lanes of traffic to be cut off.
Now that you made it through the #I70West traffic, welcome to your next challenge https://t.co/y0hOAIRxo8
— Brian Maass (@Briancbs4) January 27, 2018
Adding insult to injury, once drivers, like CBS4's Brian Maass, got to the resorts, they were met with full parking lots.
All lots are currently full. Parking will become available throughout the afternoon. Reminder: lifts are open until 8 p.m.!
— Keystone Parking (@KeystoneParking) January 27, 2018