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Deb Stanley , 7NEWS Producer A national asphalt and polymer shortage may delay some highway projects in Colorado this summer.

A panel's recommendation to improve traffic problems along Interstate 70 in the Colorado high country are now being considered and studied by the state and local communities.

For those who have been involved with the variety of discussions on I-70, it seems as though they've been going on for a lifetime.

Supporters of rail service along Interstate 70 between C-470 and Summit County and proponents of highway widening agreed Thursday on a plan intended to ease congestion in the corridor.

I lived in Louisville in the early '90s when I was a graduate student at the University of Colorado. via Rocky Mountain News

“They don't know how to drive and that's what causes it.”

It may take a few years to be fully complete, but there might be a breakthrough for easing traffic congestion on I-70. The proposal would open up some parts of the interstate to six lanes. via CW2 Colorado KWGN-TV

“We have a desire to maintain a rural character and at the same time allow economic development to sustain the community.”

From The Clear Creek Courant : "Expanding the Central Clear Creek Sanitation District at Downieville to serve all upstream wastewater users in Clear Creek County would cost $16 million, according to a $143,000 ... via John Orr

“Mobility of people to travel and recreate in the mountains has exploded the average daily traffic on all corridors, so the exposure to dangerous conditions just keeps on rising”

Get a fresh perspective on what it takes to keep mountain roads safe at the final High Country Speaker Series with Colorado Department of Transportation veteran Ken Wissel Tuesday at the Avon Public Library. via Vail Daily News

“It falls in the line of relocalization”

The group, Boulder County Going Local!, organizes events and outreach to teach citizens about the benefits of both buying from independent businesses and eating locally grown food. via The Boulder County Business Report

“What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire"- a documentary about climate change, mass extinction, population overshoot and "the demise of the American lifestyle.”

BCBR Article Documentary focuses on environment By Business Report Staff January 14, 2008 -- BOULDER - Boulder County Going Local will present a public screening of "What a Way to Go: Life at the End of ... via The Boulder County Business Report

The driver of a 1987 Toyota Celica is dead after hitting a tree at about 10:30 this morning on U.S. 40 west of Empire. via Denver Post

“Whenever something like this happens that's far away, your heart goes out, and you pay attention”

An investigation is under way into how five workers died Tuesday when they became trapped more than 2,000 feet underground after a chemical fire broke out at an Xcel Energy hydroelectric power plant. via Rocky Mountain News