Relief is on the way for a six-mile segment of Colorado’s notoriously congested I-70 Mountain Corridor, beginning with a $31-million design engineering contract awarded to Atkins by the Colorado Dept. of Transportation. Part of a route between Denver and Glenwood that has become increasingly burdened with higher traffic volume in recent years, the section between Floyd Hill and Idaho Springs will undergo improvements such as replacing deficient infrastructure, adding a lane to increase capacity, and curve safety modifications that should improve travel speeds and sight distance while also helping to reduce the number of accidents. In addition to addressing resiliency and rockfall in Clear Creek Canyon, the project will provide a frontage road connection to improve emergency access and mobility during severe weather and facilitate efficient freight movement.