Colorado begins enforcing left-lane restrictions for commercial vehicles on ‘high risk’ sections of I-70

Colorado begins enforcing left-lane restrictions for commercial vehicles on ‘high risk’ sections of I-70

Colorado transportation officials are now enforcing a new law that restricts commercial motor vehicles, including semitrailers, from driving in the left lane along “high-risk” stretches of Interstate 70. The new rule limits heavy trucks to the right lane along certain stretches of I-70 unless they are actively passing, helping to maintain steady traffic flow and reduce crash risks on steep grades that are often impacted by weather, according to …