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Tolling starts this week on I-70 express lanes in northeast Denver

Stiffest tolls will occur during morning rush

Cars head westbound along Interstate 70 between Central Park Blvd and Colorado Blvd
Cars head westbound along Interstate 70 between Central Park and Colorado boulevards on August 18, 2022, in Denver. Colorado’s express toll lanes network, which is expanding to more highway stretches in coming months, has seen varying impacts during the pandemic. Some express corridors, including one choked Interstate 25 section and the first Interstate 70 mountain toll lane, have either recovered or saw little change in traffic during the pandemic. But other toll lanes that the Colorado Department of Transportation opened during the pandemic, especially on C-470, have not met expectations — largely because commute patterns have changed. Even that lane is bringing in a good chunk of change (on pace for $8.5 million during the last fiscal year), but not as much as CDOT had hoped — and it had to scramble to begin repaying project bonds that depended on toll revenue. Express lane use also is still down below pre-pandemic levels on U.S. 36, which is privately managed, but it’s been recovering. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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By | jmurray@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The extended grace period is over for Interstate 70's express lanes on a 10-mile stretch through northeast Denver and Aurora. Starting Tuesday, drivers will have to pay tolls to use them if they want to bypass traffic.
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