Sarah from Thornton writes, “What’s driving you crazy? The ramp from 84th to south I-25 has a sign that doesn’t seem correct. It says that you have to move over when getting onto the highway when that’s not true. That lane keeps going down to Highway 36 so they don’t need to get over. There is a conflicting sign on I-25 right before that ramp that says it is a lane that keeps going. Could CDOT change the on-ramp sign? Would that make traffic flow better?”
I think nowadays, signs are just background noise to most drivers. I would bet a box of Pop Tarts that maybe 50% of drivers even know what these two signs actually mean. That said, the sign from 84th Ave. to southbound Interstate 25 indicates that two lanes merge into one. The sign on southbound I-25 just before the 84th Ave. merge indicates that a lane is added to the right. The right lane will continue to flow normally as merging is not required.
I asked Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) traffic engineers about the two seemingly conflicting signs. I was told the ramp sign, from 84th to southbound I-25 is signed correctly…