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Highway Expansion - Creating Tomorrows Transportation Problems Today
I-70 Draft PEIS Trivia
1) What Jefferson County Improvement was proposed in all Six Lane Highway Alternatives, but not in any Transit Alternative?
A) C470 Interchange (MP260) Ramp Metering
B) MP 244 to MP 243 Westbound Auxiliary Lane
C) MP 259 to 253 Westbound Auxiliary Lane
D) Development of Walker Field into a Regional Hub Airport
2) Which Highway Improvement Component was NOT Screened Out Prior to the Draft PEIS?
A) Structured Lanes
B) Moveable Median
C) Tunneled Lanes
D) Curve Safety Modifications
E) None of the Above
3) Which of the following Alternate Routes made it to the second level of screening before it was eliminated by CDOT?
A) Pueblo to Copper Mountain via new Hoosier Pass Tunnel
B) Denver to Winter Park via new Moffat Tunnel
C) Denver to Copper Mountain via new Jones Pass Tunnel
D) None of the Above
4) Which of the following is NOT one of the Primary Selection Criteria used by CDOT in the Draft PEIS?
A) Alternative Respect for Community Values
B) Alternative Ability to Accommodate Projected Year 2025 Baseline Travel Demand
C) Alternative Ability to meet Economic Reasonableness
D) None of the Above
5) How Many Recreation Sites are Located within 3 miles of the I-70 Mountain Corridor?
A) 158
B) 242
C) 28
D) 224
6) True or False:
The purpose of the PEIS proposed action will be to determine the future capacity and highway location for the future travel demand in the I-70 Mountain Corridor.
7) True or False:
2025 weekday traffic volume is expected to be similar to year 2000 summer and winter weekends.
8) What are the Points of Termini used in the Draft PEIS?
A) C-470 to Grand Junction
B) DIA to Glenwood Springs
C) Floyd Hill to the EJMT
D) C-470 to Glenwood Springs
E) None of the Above
9) What was the Date of the I-70 Coalition Retreat in Sol Vista?
A) April 28 & 29 2005
B) May 5 & 6 2005
C) December 25 & 26 2004
D) June 15 & 16 2006
10) Tourism is Colorado’s Second Largest Industry. What is Colorado’s Largest Industry?
A) Agriculture
B) Aerospace
C) Telecommunications
D) Highway Construction
E) Highway Construction Lobbyists
F) Manufacturing
11) What is the projected 20-year Funding Potential for the Mountain Corridor presented in the Draft PEIS?
A) $1.6 Billion
B) $2.2 Billion
C) $1.3 Billion
D) $4 Billion
12) What is the projected 20-year Funding Potential for the Mountain Corridor presented in the Draft PEIS from CDOT’s 7th Pot Strategic Funding Program?
A) $2.2 Billion
B) $2.8 Billion
C) $1.6 Billion
D) $1.3 Billion
13) What DPEIS alternative will the projected 20-year dollars allocated for the Mountain Corridor from CDOT’s 7th Pot Strategic Funding Program buy?
A) Diesel Bus In Guideway
B) Build Six Lane Highway / Preserve for Transit
C) Highway Preservation / Preserve for Transit
D) Minimal Action
14) Which Category of Alternatives was Screened Out prior to Evaluation in the Draft PEIS Document?
A) Transit
B) Six Lane Highway
C) No Action
D) Alternate Routes
E) Minimal Action
15) True or False:
Every Draft PEIS “Preferred” Alternative is in the Greatest Construction Impact Group.
16) True or False:
Corridor Mobility throughout the Construction Period is evaluated in the Draft PEIS.
17) Based on the CDOT Travel Demand Model, which DPEIS alternative provides the LEAST eastbound congestion on summer Sundays in 2025?
A) Reversible Lanes
B) Six Lanes at 65 mph
C) Six Lanes at 55 mph
D) Dual Mode Bus in Guideway
E) AGS
18) Which Improvement is NOT included in the Minimal Action Alternative?
A) East Idaho Springs to Hidden Valley Frontage Road Improvement
B) Black Gore Creek Sedimentation Control
C) Slow Moving Vehicle Plan
D) Aviation Improvements
E) None of the Above
19) Which Program is NOT a Travel Demand Management Strategy?
A) Ramp Metering Program
B) Enhanced Traveler Information Program
C) Corridor Parking Management Program
D) Peak spreading Incentives
20) Which Tunnel was NOT Screened Out in the PEIS process?
A) Silverthorne to Empire Highway Tunnel
B) Georgetown Incline Tunnel, Highway Alignment
C) Third EJMT Bore, South Side
D) Silver Plume North Tunnel, Transit Alignment
E) Third EJMT Bore, North Side
21) When will the Final PEIS be Released?
A) September 2007
B) October 2007
C) November 2007
D) January 2007
E) March 2007
F) Never
22) True or False:
An Auxiliary Lane is a component of incremental highway widening.
23) True or False:
CDOT considers an Auxiliary Lane with only a 6 foot shoulder (which is inappropriate for passage of emergency vehicles) a “Safety Improvement”.
24) How Many Miles of New Six Lane Expansion are included in the DPEIS Six Lane Highway Alternatives?
A) 33
B) 42
C) 47
D) 28
25) Which of the following is NOT a Curve Safety Modification in the Minimal Action Alternative?
A) West of Wolcott
B) Officers Gulch
C) Fall River Road
D) Dowd Canyon
E) Hidden Valley
26) The Six Lane Highway, 65 mph Alternative differs from the Six Lane Highway, 55 mph Alternative with the additions of how many tunnels?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
27) True or False:
The Vision of the Colorado Department of Transportation is to enhance the quality of life and the environment of the citizens of Colorado by creating an integrated transportation system that focuses on moving people and goods by offering convenient linkages among modal choices.
28) True or False:
The Mission of the Colorado Department of Transportation is to provide the best multi modal Transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods and information.
29) Based on the CDOT Travel Demand Model, which DPEIS alternative provides the MOST westbound congestion on winter Saturdays in 2025?
A) Minimal Action
B) Six Lanes at 65 mph
C) Six Lanes at 55 mph
D) Dual Mode Bus in Guideway
E) AGS
30) True or False:
For the Build Six Lane Highway/Transit Nonpreclusion Option implementation of a future Transit mode would require a second lengthy construction period to reconstruct and widen the highway to make room for the Transit Mode in the median.
31) True or False:
The cost and supply of oil and the economic impact of rising energy prices was considered in the travel demand modeling and construction costs developed in the Draft PEIS.
32) True or False:
The Draft PEIS considers the National goal of reducing our dependency on foreign oil and promoting fuel conservation.
33) Who originated the following quote, “In order to achieve exceptional results,
Leadership demands the vision and courage to challenge the status quo and seek out truly innovative solutions”
A) Ben Franklin
B) Bill Gates
C) John Elway
D) Eli Whitney
E) An unnamed Clear Creek County Resident
34) True or False:
The Mountain Corridor Advisory Committee allowed Stakeholders meaningful input to the PEIS process through an active role in decision making.
35) True or False:
At the September 2003 “Listening Forum” in Silverthorne, CDOT Officials actually listened to the Corridor Stakeholders.
36) True or False:
CDOT properties are the biggest water polluter in Clear Creek County.
37) CDOT’s Public Involvement Process during the PEIS process can best be described as the following:
A) Going through the motions of NEPA absent a commitment to the spirit of NEPA
B) Listen and Ignore
C) We’ll consider all comments, as long as they support highway widening
D) We’ll consider all comments, unless they oppose highway widening
E) All of the Above
38) Highway Capacity in the Mountain Corridor is rarely realized due to:
A) Bad Weather
B) Constant Construction
C) Rockfall
D) Rockfall Mitigation efforts
E) Traffic Incidents
F) Wildlife on the Roadway
G) Breakdowns
H) Slow Trucks
I) Unfamiliar Motorists
J) Bad Drivers
K) All of the Above
39) True or False:
CDOT avoided disclosure of the Economic Impact to Individual Communities from the more Harmful alternatives.
40) True or False:
CDOT’s Economic Analysis consisted of a 9 County Gross Regional Product Analysis of Alternatives in the Draft PEIS (Clear Creek, Gilpin, Park, Summit, Grand, Eagle, Lake, Pitkin and Garfield Counties).
41) True or False:
CDOT Region 1 has lived up to CDOT’s Vision and Mission Statements during the PEIS process.
42) What does LINIMO stand for?
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