I-70 Draft PEIS Trivia

1)  What Jefferson County Improvement was proposed in all Six Lane Highway Alternatives, but not in any Transit Alternative?

C)      MP 259 to 253 Westbound Auxiliary Lane

2)  Which Highway Improvement Component was NOT Screened Out Prior to the Draft PEIS?

D)     Curve Safety Modifications

3)  Which of the following Alternate Routes made it to the second level of screening before it was eliminated by CDOT?

B)      Denver to Winter Park via new Moffat Tunnel

4)  Which of the following is NOT one of the Primary Selection Criteria used by CDOT in the Draft PEIS?

A)      Alternative Respect for Community Values

5)  How Many Recreation Sites are Located within 3 miles of the I-70 Mountain Corridor?

6) True or False:

The overall purpose of the PEIS proposed action will be to determine the future capacity and highway location for the future travel demand in the I-70 Mountain Corridor.

False 

The overall purpose of the PEIS proposed action will be to determine the mode choice(s), and general location(s) for the future travel demand of the I-70 Mountain Corridor.

7) True or False:

2025 weekday traffic volume is expected to be similar to year 2000 summer and winter weekends.

True

8) What are the Points of Termini used in the Draft PEIS?

D)     C-470 to Glenwood Springs

9) What was the Date of the I-70 Coalition Retreat in Sol Vista?

B)      May 5 & 6 2005

10)  Tourism is Colorado’s Second Largest Industry.  What is Colorado’s Largest Industry?

F)       Manufacturing

11)  What is the projected 20-year Funding Potential for the Mountain Corridor presented in the Draft PEIS?

B)      $2.2 Billion

12)  What is the projected 20-year Funding Potential for the Mountain Corridor presented in the Draft PEIS from CDOT’s 7^th Pot Strategic Funding Program?

C)      $1.6 Billion

13)  What DPEIS alternative will the projected 20-year dollars allocated for the Mountain Corridor from CDOT’s 7^th Pot Strategic Funding Program buy?

14)  Which Category of Alternatives was Screened Out prior to Evaluation in the Draft PEIS Document?

D)     Alternate Routes

15) True or False:

Every Draft PEIS “Preferred” Alternative is in the Greatest Construction Impact Group.

True

16)  True or False:

Corridor Mobility throughout the Construction Period is evaluated in the Draft PEIS for each alternative.

False

Alternatives are grouped in only Least, Intermediate or Greatest in terms of Construction Impact

17)  Based on the CDOT Travel Demand Model, which DPEIS alternative provides the LEAST eastbound congestion on summer Sundays in 2025?

E)      AGS

18)  Which Improvement is NOT included in the Minimal Action Alternative?

D)     Aviation Improvements 

Radar Equipment Enhancements were included

for Eagle CountyAirportas part of the No Action

Alternative

19)  Which Program is NOT a Travel Demand Management Strategy?

A)      Ramp Metering Program 

Ramp Metering is a Travel System Management Strategy

E)      Third EJMT Bore, North Side

21)  When will the Final PEIS be Released? 

22)  True or False:

An Auxiliary Lane is a component of incremental highway widening.

True

23)  True or False:

CDOT considers an Auxiliary Lane with only a 6 foot shoulder (which is inappropriate for passage of emergency vehicles) a “Safety Improvement”.

True

(for the Empire Junction Eastbound Auxiliary Lane) 

24)  How Many Miles of New Six Lane Expansion are included in the DPEIS Six Lane Highway Alternatives?

25)  Which of the following is NOT a Curve Safety Modification in the Minimal Action Alternative?

B)      Officers Gulch

26)  The Six Lane Highway, 65 mph Alternative differs from the Six Lane Highway, 55 mph Alternative with the additions of how many tunnels?

C)      3 

Dowd Canyon Tunnel

Hidden Valley Tunnel

Floyd Hill Tunnel

27)  True or False:

The Vision of the Colorado Department of Transportation is to enhance the quality of life and the environment of the citizens of Colorado by creating an integrated transportation system that focuses on moving people and goods by offering convenient linkages among modal choices.

True

28)  True or False:

The Mission of the Colorado Department of Transportation is to provide the best multi modal Transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods and information.

True

29)  Based on the CDOT Travel Demand Model, which DPEIS alternative provides the MOST westbound congestion on winter Saturdays in 2025?

B)      Six Lanes at 65 mph

C)      Six Lanes at 55 mph 

30) True or False:

For the Build Six Lane Highway/Transit Nonpreclusion Option implementation of a future Transit mode would require a second lengthy construction period to reconstruct and widen the highway to make room for the Transit Mode in the median.

True

31)  True or False:

The cost and supply of oil and the economic impact of rising energy prices was considered in the travel demand modeling and construction costs developed in the Draft PEIS.

False 

The cost and supply of oil and the economic impact of rising energy prices were not considered

32) True or False:

The Draft PEIS considers the National goal of reducing our dependency on foreign oil and promoting fuel conservation.

False 

These are SAFETEA-LU objectives provided by the US Congress after the release of the Draft PEIS.

33)  Who originated the following quote, “In order to achieve exceptional results,

Leadership demands the vision and courage to challenge the status quo and seek out truly innovative solutions” 

E)      An unnamed Clear Creek County Resident

34)  True or False: 

The Mountain Corridor Advisory Committee allowed Stakeholders meaningful input to the PEIS process through an active role in decision making. 

False 

The corridor stakeholders were not given a meaningful role in the PEIS decision making process.

35)  True or False:

At the September 2003 “Listening Forum” in Silverthorne, CDOT Officials actually listened to the Corridor Stakeholders.

False 

The majority opinion expressed by corridor stakeholders at the Listening Forum was to prioritize pinch point relief and develop Transit, but based on the preferred alternatives in the Draft PEIS, CDOT Officials apparently did not hear this.

36) True or False:

CDOT properties are the biggest water polluter in Clear Creek County. 

True 

I-70/US 40/US 6 Traction Sand, Mag Chloride, Vehicle wear materials (including tire compounds and copper from brake linings) and hazardous material spills from accidents create the largest water pollution to Clear Creek in Clear Creek County. 

37)  CDOT’s Public Involvement Process during the PEIS process can best be described as the following:

38)  Highway Capacity in the Mountain Corridor is rarely realized due to:

39)  True or False:

CDOT avoided disclosure of the Economic Impact to Individual Communities from the more Harmful alternatives.

True