The Tunnel Visioning Design Workshop is the result of state and local interest in the I-70 Mountain Corridor and a desire for improvements to the existing weekend congestion. A focal point of the congestion and delay has long been the Twin Tunnel area. The Twin Tunnels encourage drivers to slow down as they approach the seemingly narrow tunnels. These slowing vehicles create a queue stretching back, sometimes, for 4 and 5 miles. It was decided to bring together technical experts in the areas of tunneling, roadway design, geotechnical engineering, traffic operations, and transit design for 1 week. The process, participants, and the results are detailed in this report.
The Twin Tunnels project will add an additional lane of highway capacity and improve roadway geometry for about 3 miles of eastbound I-70 from the East Idaho Springs Interchange (milepost 241) to the base of Floyd Hill (milepost 244) where the project ties into an existing three-lane section. The eastbound bore of the Twin Tunnels will be expanded to accommodate the widened roadway section.
