CDOT starts 30-day warning period between Mead and Berthoud work zone
Drivers traveling Interstate 25 between Mead and Berthoud will begin receiving speed violation warnings starting March 1 as the Colorado Department of Transportation expands its Colorado Speed Enforcement Program into Northern Colorado’s busy construction corridor.
The new enforcement area covers the Interstate 25 North Express Lanes work zone between mile points 243 and 250, where crews are building new tolled lanes in both directions. According to CDOT, more than 10% of drivers exceeded the 65 mph posted speed limit by at least 10 mph during the program’s testing phase. Officials say slowing down in active work zones is critical, especially along a high-volume corridor like I-25, where construction activity narrows lanes and reduces reaction time…