The most expensive toll road in the US is set to open December 12th. Where is this extravagant road you ask? NYC? LA? Boston?
All good guesses, but it happens to be in Colorado. (yes, I said Colorado! :ponder:) The good ol' state of Colorado had decided to fleece people returning from a weekend of skiing for up to $30 for 13 miles of roadway, making it the most expensive in the nation.
One would think that for $2.31 per mile, that section of road must have been a very expensive construction project and they need to recoup costs, right? Bzzzt! Wrong, you are! The only thing the CDOT did was to re-stripe 13 miles of the existing 2-lane I-70 road west of Denver, and make it into 2-lanes with an "express" lane. They accomplished this by narrowing the lanes and eliminating the left break-down lane. That begs the question of safety on this section of road -- a winding section of road through the mountains with steep grades and prone to snow and ice in the winter. Not to mention a major truck route.
This will promote car pooling, reducing the total number of cars, right? Bzzzt! Wrong again! Every vehicle will pay the same toll charge to use that lane; there is no break for HOVs.
My final question for everyone to ponder: were the planners of this smoking something that is now legal in Colorado when thinking this up? :ignore:
Kurt
All good guesses, but it happens to be in Colorado. (yes, I said Colorado! :ponder:) The good ol' state of Colorado had decided to fleece people returning from a weekend of skiing for up to $30 for 13 miles of roadway, making it the most expensive in the nation.
One would think that for $2.31 per mile, that section of road must have been a very expensive construction project and they need to recoup costs, right? Bzzzt! Wrong, you are! The only thing the CDOT did was to re-stripe 13 miles of the existing 2-lane I-70 road west of Denver, and make it into 2-lanes with an "express" lane. They accomplished this by narrowing the lanes and eliminating the left break-down lane. That begs the question of safety on this section of road -- a winding section of road through the mountains with steep grades and prone to snow and ice in the winter. Not to mention a major truck route.
This will promote car pooling, reducing the total number of cars, right? Bzzzt! Wrong again! Every vehicle will pay the same toll charge to use that lane; there is no break for HOVs.
My final question for everyone to ponder: were the planners of this smoking something that is now legal in Colorado when thinking this up? :ignore:
Kurt
Most expensive toll road in the nation is about to open
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