I-70 Mile Marker List and Traction Law

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I-70 Mile Marker List and Traction Law

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More on I-70 mile markers

http://www.mesalek.com/colo/i70.html

I-70 Milepost Guide:

* 0.00: Utah border (begin I-70 in Mesa County)
* 11.10: US 6 interchange, Mack
* 15.08: SH 139 interchange, Loma
* 19.44: SH 340 interchange, Fruita
* 25.56: BL I-70/US 6 interchange, west Grand Junction
* 36.64: BL I-70 interchange, east Grand Junction
* 43.68: US 6 interchange, Palisade
* 49.01: SH 65 interchange
* 65.42: Enter Garfield County
* 86.85: US 6 interchange, West Rifle
* 90.42: SH 13 interchange, Rifle
* 97.42: BS I-70 interchange, Silt
* 109.00: US 6 interchange, Canyon Creek
* 116.38: SH 82 interchange, Glenwood Springs
* 130.29: Enter Eagle County
* 139.53: US 6 interchange, Gypsum
* 146.64: BS I-70 interchange, Eagle
* 156.54: SH 131 interchange, Wolcott
* 162.78: BS I-70 interchange, Edwards
* 168.76: US 6 interchange, Eagle-Vail
* 171.10: US 6/US 24 interchange, Minturn
* 189.98: Enter Summit County, Vail Pass
* 195.25: SH 91 interchange, Copper Mountain
* 202.35: SH 9 South interchange, Frisco
* 205.42: SH 9 North/US 6 interchange, Silverthorne/Dillon
* 214.01: Enter Clear Creek County, Eisenhower/Johnson Tunnel
* 216.18: US 6 interchange, Loveland Pass
* 231.88: US 40 interchange, Empire
* 238.88: BL I-70 interchange, west Idaho Springs
* 239.65: SH 103 interchange, Idaho Springs
* 241.12: BL I-70 interchange, east Idaho Springs
* 244.26: US 6 interchange, Clear Creek Canyon
* 247.24: Enter Jefferson County
* 250.76: US 40 interchange, west El Rancho
* 251.31: SH 74 interchange, El Rancho
* 253.52: US 40 interchange, Genesse Park
* 258.72: US 40/BL I-70, Golden
* 259.75: SH 470 interchange
* 261.03: US 6/6th Avenue interchange
* 261.63: US 40/BL I-70/Colfax Avenue interchange, Lakewood
* 265.34: SH 58 interchange
* 265.72: SH 72/Ward Road interchange, Wheat Ridge
* 267.40: SH 391/Kipling Street interchange
* 269.00: SH 121/Wadsworth Boulevard interchange, Arvada
* 269.24: I-76 interchange
* 270.49: SH 95/Sheridan Blvd interchange, Enter Denver County
* 272.00: US 287/Federal Boulevard interchange
* 274.03: I-25 Exit 214 interchange
* 276.25: US 6/US 85/Vasquez Boulevard/Steele Street interchange
* 276.57: SH 2/Colorado Boulevard interchange
* 279.29: I-270 interchange
* 282.56: Jct I-225 Exit 12 interchange, Enter Adams County, Aurora
* 288.23: US 40/US 287/BL I-70/Colfax Avenue interchange, Begin Adams/Arapahoe County split
* 289.18: E-470 Exit 20 interchange
* 292.12: SH 36 interchange
* 295.25: BS I-70 interchange, Watkins
* 304.36: SH 79 interchange, Bennett
* 305.78: Enter Arapahoe County
* 310.16: BS I-70 interchange, Strasburg
* 316.00: US 36 interchange, Byers
* 328.32: BS I-70 interchange, Deer Trail
* 332.02: Enter Elbert County
* 340.35: BS I-70 interchange, Agate
* 352.34: SH 86 interchange
* 359.08: Enter Lincoln County
* 359.49: Spur US 24/US 40/US 287/BL I-70 interchange, west Limon
* 361.74: US 24/US 40/US 287/BL I-70 interchange, east Limon
* 363.02: US 24/US 40/US 287 interchange
* 389.53: Enter Kit Carson County
* 404.91: SH 59 interchange, Seibert
* 411.92: BS I-70 interchange, Vona
* 419.31: SH 57 interchange, Stratton
* 436.78: US 385/BL I-70 interchange, Burlington
* 438.22: BL I-70 interchange, east Burlington
* 449.59: Kansas border (end I-70)

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Re: I-70 Mile Marker List and Traction Law

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Fines are $150 for improper equipment and $650 for blocking the roadway -
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Under the traction law, motorists have to have either snow tires, tires with the mud/snow designation or a four-wheel drive vehicle. Tires must also have a minimum one-eighth inch tread.

The passenger vehicle chain law requires every vehicle on the road when the chain law is in effect to have chains or an alternative traction device. The chain law is usually the last safety measure implemented before a highway is closed.


http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_29077026/

Trucker Fines
Not Carrying Chains on I-70 $50 + $17 surcharge

Not chaining up when the chain law is in effect statewide $500 + $79 surcharge

Blocking a highway as a result of not chaining up $1,000 + $157 surcharge

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