Northern Colorado drivers could see some relief from years of construction along Interstate 25 as the Colorado Department of Transportation prepares to shift northbound traffic onto newly constructed lanes as early as December.
CDOT announced that crews will begin painting new lane striping this week, a step toward opening the expanded northbound lanes between Mead and Berthoud. The traffic shift is expected to happen sometime in December or January.
The project has brought repeated traffic shifts and delays to a stretch of interstate used by drivers commuting through Northern Colorado and traveling between the region and the Denver metro area.
The construction has made planning trips around traffic a challenge for some drivers…