The I-70 runaway truck ramp at Mt. Vernon in Colorado has opened back up after a six month project to improve the ramp for truckers.
The I-70 runaway truck ramp at mile post 257 east of Genesee, Colorado at Mount Vernon was reopened on Sunday, June 3rd by the Colorado Department of Transportation.Â
According to 9 News, CDOT worked with contractors over the last six months to make visibility and structural improvements to the I-70 runaway truck ramp. Construction workers added a larger barrier between the ramp and the steep drop-off on one side, and improved the design of the ramp overall.Â
While the I-70 runaway truck ramp is now open for drivers experiencing an emergency, CDOT is still working to install cameras and signage. These additions are expected to be completed in September. Â
Truck drivers can stop at any of the following locations along I-70 between the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels and Golden to check their brakes:Â
- Eastbound US 6, Mile Point 229 – Loveland Chain Station and Brake Check
- Eastbound I-70, Mile Point 219 – Herman Gulch Chain Station and Brake Check
- Eastbound I-70, Mile Point 228 – Georgetown Chain Station and Brake Check
- Eastbound/Westbound I-70 Dumont Weigh Station, Exit 234 (Downieville-Lawson Exit)
- Eastbound I-70, Mile Point 241 – Idaho Springs Chain Station and Brake CheckÂ
- Eastbound I-70, Mile Point 250 – El Rancho Chain Station and Brake Check
- Truck parking off eastbound I-70 at the Walmart Supercenter in Evergreen – Exit 251
- Eastbound I-70, Exit 254 (Genesee Park Exit) – Genesee Brake Check Area