Widening I-70 Won’t Solve Congestion, Says Advocacy Report

<p>(Courtesy CDOT)</p>
<p>An artist&#039;s rendering of what Interstate 70 might look like with a portion of the roadway buried in North Denver.</p>
Graphic: CDOT I-70 East rendering
Widening Interstate 70 in Denver would be a waste of money and wouldn’t solve traffic congestion, according to a report from the advocacy group Colorado Public Interest Research Group or CoPIRG.


"Within five years of completion, we saw congestion at pre-construction levels," Katz said.