DENVER (AP) — Skiers stuck in Colorado highway traffic are getting a new option this winter to bypass the congestion — for a price.
Colorado is converting a highway shoulder lane on a mountainous highway into an express lane. The 13-mile toll lane on Interstate 70 will have flexible pricing, depending on traffic, from $3 to $30.
If approved, the $30 price tag for 13 miles of travel would make the lane one of the nation’s priciest per mile, The Denver Post reported.
The ski lane would be open only 72 days a year — weekends and Monday holidays. The express lane is eastbound only, leading from mountains down to Denver.
The agency is planning public hearings this week to get feedback on the toll rates. Lane construction is already underway, a $72 million project using a mix of a state and federal money. The tolls will be used to pay back a $24.6 million loan.
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