All pain; no gain

1. A 15 year traffic nightmare with no alternate route.
2. Every morning will be like Saturday morning, T-Rex comes to the mountains.
3. Every afternoon will be like Sunday afternoon, cone zones and construction trucks every day.


4. The Western Slope tourism economy will be put in a choke hold.


5. Parking is already a problem in the Resort Areas. Where will even more cars go once they get there?


6. The highway will be obsolete the day it is finished, (CDOT estimates sometime in 2020).


7. Construction will disturb toxic mine tailings and pollute one of the metro areas main water sources.


8. Increased traffic and use of more chemical de-icers will further pollute Colorado's air and water.


9. One of Colorado's most valuable historical areas will be irreparably damaged.


10. Possible tolling before and during construction to pay for the improvements.

For more information, please see Economic Details.

A Better Solution

Less pain; more gain

For more technical details, please see the Federal Transit Administration reports, and Technical details.

1. The project can be completed in 5 years instead of 15.


2. Impact on the current highway can be minimized


3. An AGS (Advanced Guideway System) system won't be as heavily dependent upon petroleum based resources.


4. Any necessary highway improvements can be made after the transit alternative is complete.


5. An AGS transit system can last 50 years while the highway needs to be resurfaced every 6 to 8 years.


6. A Guideway monorail would be a tourist attraction, encouraging out-of-towners to pass up the rental car.


7. The AGS transit system can be used to haul freight, removing some of the need for tractor/trailer trucks from the highway.


8. The AGS transit system will lead to concentrated, planned commercial and residential development in close proximity to stations rather than sprawl throughout the I-70 corridor.


9. Pollution during and after construction will be minimized.


10. The Guideway has commercial revenue potential as a transmission line for utilities and other high tech uses.

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