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Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Idaho Springs gondola project underway, expected to open March 2026
IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. (KDVR) — Mountain towns along the Interstate 70 corridor are bustling this week thanks to consistently hot weather. Big projects are underway to draw even more tourists, including a $71 million gondola and mountain top development in Idaho Springs. The Mighty Argo Cable Car will travel 1.2 miles from the Argo Gold Mine and Mill to the top of the mountain, where an event center, bars and restaurants will provide views of the Continental Divide. You could soon see a Colorado gold mine from the sky in Idaho Springs FOX31 spoke with tourists who say they look forward to enjoying the new features in a town they have come to love. 'We have nothing like this where we're from,' said one visitor. Construction is underway and Black Hawk helicopters will bring in towers in the coming weeks. Seventy-five percent of Clear Creek County is made up of public lands. More than 300,000 people head to the high country to hike the highest peaks in the summer, but bad weather can drown out profits for small businesses, which lost 40% of their revenues during several days of heavy rainfall in May. Tommyknockers restaurant owner and gondola project investor Steve Indrehus tells FOX31 the boost in tourism will improve tax revenues, which support the town. 'It is everything from our police force to the potholes and with recent developments with things in the community, like the Anderson mine dropping off a little bit, they were a big supporter of the community with taxes. I believe that the gondola project will pick up the beat there,' Indrehus said. The project will also include the Virginia Canyon Mountain Bike Trail System, which is already receiving international recognition. Construction should be completed in March of 2026. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
11-06-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Colorado drivers can expect delays on I-70 in mountains because of rock blasting 2 to 3 times a week
Find out how to avoid the closures east of Idaho Springs on I-70 this summer Find out how to avoid the closures east of Idaho Springs on I-70 this summer Find out how to avoid the closures east of Idaho Springs on I-70 this summer Drivers on Interstate 70 can expect 20 minute delays because of rock blasting this summer. I-70 on Floyd Hill is undergoing a major overhaul, and exploding part of a mountain is the only way to get it done. "We're about 80 blasts into the project, and we're going to continue blasting two to three times a week, over the next year and a half," said Kurt Kionka, Colorado Department of Transportation's Floyd Hill Project Director. Rock blasting construction area CBS "Rock is hard to excavate," Kionka said. Crews are still working to carve out parts of an area east of the Veterans Memorial Tunnels as part of the Floyd Hill project. "Our blasts are typically between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and then 9 a.m. and noon on Friday. And we do not touch the weekends," Kionka said. Rock falls down a cliffside as part of blasting off I-70 in the Floyd Hill area. CBS The blasts will help make wider turns, less steep grades and fewer bottlenecks for drivers. The Floyd Hill reconstruction project is expected to be completed around 2028.
CBS News
07-05-2025
- CBS News
Charges dropped against Colorado officers in Christian Glass shooting
Charges against three officers involved in the death of Christian Glass have been dropped. Christian Glass was shot in 2022 after calling 911 for help when his SUV became stuck. He told the 911 operator he had several weapons in his car. His parents said they believed Glass was having a mental health crisis. The officer who shot Glass, Andrew Buen, was convicted of criminally negligent homicide. Idaho Springs police officer Brittany Morrow, former Georgetown police officer Timothy Collins and Colorado State Patrol trooper Ryan Bennie were each charged with failure to intervene. Officials confirmed Wednesday that those charges have been dropped.
