Colorado’s Western Slope U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert wants the federal Department of Transportation to investigate whether new roads could lessen the local, state and national pain when Interstate 70 closes whether due to crashes, mudslides or flash floods.
, which would require the DOT to perform the study and pay for whatever solutions might work best. More than likely that would mean building new roads, she told The Denver Post.
“I’ve experienced the frustrations firsthand,” Boebert said. “We are left with no viable alternatives. Travelers, truckers and workers either have to change their plans, take a five-hour-plus detour or cancel altogether.” Closures are a way of life along the I-70 corridor, Boebert, who lives in Silt, said. Sometimes area residents drive to a sporting event in Glenwood Springs only to be forced to spend the night because of a closure. She estimated a $1 million economic impact for every hour the interstate is closed., largely due to wildfires in the area, which lead to increased mudslides and floods after the fact.
Boebert said her bill has not been assigned to a Congressional committee yet, but is optimistic it will be heard because she expects her Democratic colleagues to agree on the issue. If it passes and is signed into law, she acknowledged that new roads to bypass future closures would be costly and difficult to construct but she included a provision for the federal government to “fast track” whatever work might need to be done.
“My bill doesn’t pick one specific solution,” Boebert said. “It’s a move toward finding the right solution and then funding those solutions.”
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