A safety enforcement program under Colorado’s Department of Transportation is bringing in millions of dollars from drivers entering and exiting the express lanes outside designated areas. CBS Colorado first reported on the numbers in January and found:
- Along the mountain corridor drivers paid around $1.1 million in penalties.
- Along I -25, that number is over $3.5 million.
- Those using C-470 top the list with more than $3.7 million collected in fees.
Those with violations say disputing those tickets isn’t always easy.
“From the west side of town to the east side of town,” Jeffery Farrar said.
Farrar recently started driving senior citizens to medical appointments. He paid to use the C-470 express lane from Wadsworth Boulevard to Broadway — like the sign above the express lanes advertised. He found there’s no designated lane exit at Broadway and rather than continue down the express lane and incur more costs, he crossed the double white line to exit.