I think the last time I went to Keystone (typically a 90-minute drive from Denver), I spent four hours getting there and five hours getting home,” said Cole Capsalis of Denver. But his love of ski resorts quickly took a tumble because of horrendous traffic more akin to Los Angeles freeways. “I would prefer to risk my life on some level … as opposed to sit in I-70 traffic on the weekends,” he said. Traffic along the route has been common for years, but it’s exacerbated by a recent population boom in the Denver area. “Traffic has increased incredibly statewide, and nowhere do you see that more actively than on the I-70 corridor,” said Amy Ford, a state transportation department spokeswoman.

Source: National Post February 23, 2019 05:03 UTC