Toll lane sees early success

By scott miller

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY — So far, so good.That’s the early, cautious opinion about a 13-mile toll lane along the left shoulder of eastbound Interstate 70 through Clear Creek County. The lane — which functions as a highway shoulder most of the time — was mostly built in 2015 by the Colorado Department of Transportation. The intent was to help ease the long delays faced by those driving to the Denver area on Sunday afternoons and some Monday holidays.The lane has been open to traffic only a handful of times since it opened in December. But traffic over the New Year’s …

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