Colorado State Patrol alerts truckers to new laws limiting their use on parts of I-70
Chelsea Self/Post Independent
Colorado State Patrol in a Sept. 10 news release alerted commercial truckers to new rules limiting their use on parts of Interstate 70 that recently went into effect.
The change is a result of Senate Bill 24-100, which was approved by state lawmakers earlier this year and expanded the scope of the state’s existing chain laws. The legislation is aimed at preventing crashes and road closures by restricting truckers from using the left lane in certain high-risk areas of Interstate 70.
Under the new rules, truckers cannot use the left lane in:
- Glenwood Canyon
- Dowd Junction (The curvy section of I-70 between Avon and Vail)
- West side of Vail Pass
- Tunnel grade on either sides of the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels
- Georgetown Hill
- Floyd Hill
Truckers will also be required to carry chains across greater stretches of I-70.
Previously, truckers were required to carry chains on I-70 between Dotsero and Morrison. Now, from Sep. 1 to May 31 of each year, all commercial motor vehicles over 16,000 pounds must carry four snow chains or adequate alternative traction devices if they are using any of the following roads:
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- I-70 west of milepost 259 (Morrison)
- Colorado Highway 9 milepost 63 to milepost 97 (Frisco to Fairplay)
- Route 40 west of milepost 256 (Empire)
- US Route 50 west of milepost 225 (Salida)
- US Route 160 west of MP 250 (Morrison)
- US Route 550 from milepost 0 to 130 (State line south of Durango to Montrose)
