traffic /tags/traffic traffic en-US Copyright ʹַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:40:00 GMT Sick of I-70 mountain traffic? A retired train conductor says placing semi trucks on railroad cars is the solution /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-07/sick-of-i-70-mountain-traffic-a-retired-train-conductor-says-placing-semi-trucks-on-railroad-cars-is-the-solution The worst part of a trip to the mountains is often sitting on I-70, waiting for traffic to start moving again. But a retired train conductor – who conducted the Winter Park Ski train – has a plan that, he says, would clear up congestion. It involves getting semi-trucks off the highway and onto railroad cars to make the trip across the Rockies. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-04-07/sick-of-i-70-mountain-traffic-a-retired-train-conductor-says-placing-semi-trucks-on-railroad-cars-is-the-solution In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner Inside the new operations center at I-70 tunnels that is helping Colorado traffic officials ‘respond quicker’ /news/2025-03-12/inside-the-new-operations-center-at-i-70-tunnels-that-is-helping-colorado-traffic-officials-respond-quicker Equipped with hundreds of screens and cameras that can zoom in on the roadway up to 2 miles away, the Colorado Department of Transportation's new facility on I-70 aims to increase response times and shorten closures. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-12/inside-the-new-operations-center-at-i-70-tunnels-that-is-helping-colorado-traffic-officials-respond-quicker Ryan Spencer, Summit Daily News The sun will come up tomorrow and bet your bottom dollar I-70 will be closed at the base of Floyd Hill /news/2024-11-13/the-sun-will-come-up-tomorrow-and-bet-your-bottom-dollar-i-70-will-be-closed-at-the-base-of-floyd-hill The Colorado Department of Transportation and Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office will be closing I-70 eastbound at the base of Floyd Hill during the morning hours when the intense sunshine can blind drivers. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:59:07 GMT /news/2024-11-13/the-sun-will-come-up-tomorrow-and-bet-your-bottom-dollar-i-70-will-be-closed-at-the-base-of-floyd-hill Chris Koeberl, Clear Creek Courant Fort Collins to start issuing citations for drivers caught speeding on traffic cameras /news/2024-11-12/fort-collins-to-start-issuing-citations-for-drivers-caught-speeding-on-traffic-cameras Fort Collins Police Services say a 30-day warning period for new traffic cameras is about to end. Drivers will soon see citations if caught going more than 10 miles over the posted speed limit. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 18:18:10 GMT /news/2024-11-12/fort-collins-to-start-issuing-citations-for-drivers-caught-speeding-on-traffic-cameras Alex Murphy The Catch-Up: This week's highlights from ʹַ's newscast /news/2024-11-08/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast It was a busy week for news, but ʹַ's The Catch-Up will get you up to date on the biggest stories from November 4 to 11. We know how busy life can be, and that it's not always possible to get your news on our airwaves (or from streaming us right here on our website), so use this article to stay in the know. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:15:59 GMT /news/2024-11-08/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscast Nikole Robinson Carroll, Beau Baker ‘It’s absolutely essential”: Project begins in Estes Park to ease national park traffic /news/2023-03-23/its-absolutely-essential-project-begins-in-estes-park-to-ease-national-park-traffic Road construction in Estes Park is underway on a project that has been ten years in the making. 'The loop,' as it's called, aims to get tourists through town and into Rocky Mountain National Park quicker. Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:54:00 GMT /news/2023-03-23/its-absolutely-essential-project-begins-in-estes-park-to-ease-national-park-traffic Leigh Paterson Crash course: a new bill wants to increase driver education to lessen traffic deaths in Colorado /news/2023-02-02/crash-course-a-new-bill-wants-to-increase-driver-education-to-lessen-traffic-deaths-in-colorado A bill at the State Capitol would require first-time drivers under 18 years old to complete hours of drivers education courses. It also adds new requirements for driving with an instructor. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 23:24:49 GMT /news/2023-02-02/crash-course-a-new-bill-wants-to-increase-driver-education-to-lessen-traffic-deaths-in-colorado Lucas Brady Woods Long-Awaited I-25 Improvements Break Ground Next Month /transportation/2018-06-26/long-awaited-i-25-improvements-break-ground-next-month Drivers beware: Groundbreaking for construction along a 14-mile stretch of I-25 is starting as soon as next month. That means delays as work gets… Tue, 26 Jun 2018 20:23:26 GMT /transportation/2018-06-26/long-awaited-i-25-improvements-break-ground-next-month Matt Bloom Curious Colorado: Hyperloop A Far-Off Dream, Feasibility Studies Underway /transportation/2018-06-19/curious-colorado-hyperloop-a-far-off-dream-feasibility-studies-underway Imagine getting off your flight at DIA, buckling into a chair inside a pod encased in a vacuum-sealed tube, blasting off at 700 mph and arriving anywhere… Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:07:32 GMT /transportation/2018-06-19/curious-colorado-hyperloop-a-far-off-dream-feasibility-studies-underway Matt Bloom