The Colorado Department of Transportation, along with the Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, is asking motorists to slow down on Interstate 70 in Summit County.
There are two construction zones on I-70 in the area, one for a resurfacing project between Frisco and Silverthorne and another for a structure replacement west of the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels. The department said drivers are regularly putting workers in danger by speeding through the construction zones. There have already been two crashes near the work zone by Silverthorne in addition to several near misses, according to CDOT.
“It is critically important for drivers to follow speed limits in these work zones,” CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said in a news release. “Unfortunately, we’ve witnessed a pattern of unsafe behavior in this area, and we implore drivers including cars and trucks alike to slow down in this work zone so our crews can get the projects done sa