DNC and the Closure of Interstate 25
Did anyone ever think about the inconvenience this would create for Denver metro residents? Did anyone think about the possibility of having to close Interstate 25, the busiest north south freeway in the Denver metro area? Or were the organizers just concerned about creating hype and glory for their star candidate?
For security reasons, I cannot blame the Secret Service for requiring the closure of Interstate 25 because it travels very close to Invesco Field. They have to do what is necessary to protect a presidential candidate. As a resident of Denver who lives approximately five miles south of the Pepsi Center and has experienced occasions when a major highway has been shut down due to snow or an accident, this closure bothers me.
This closure will more than likely affect travel throughout the entire metro area and all these vehicles have to go somewhere. I expect to see major gridlock in many areas. Closing down Interstate 25 in the middle of an evening rush hour is a formula for disaster.
I am not the only person concerned about this closure. The Saturday Rocky Mountain News had a 28-page section about the DNC and one of the articles listed was about the road closures created by the DNC. Adrian Brown, the president of the Baker Neighborhood Association stated, "cutting off I-25 is major." I caught a piece about the closure from Major Garrett on Fox News on Sunday and the question came up that this closure may create more negative attitudes than was anticipated.
I am retired; it should not affect me very much because I don't have to travel to and from work. However, I have a meeting to attend to Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and I am hoping that this closure does not create a major obstacle for me to get to the meeting. It is going to affect the thousands who must travel Interstate 25 during those four hours, especially the ones who are not political junkies and are going to run into this mess without having any knowledge of the event. For example, what about the vacation travelers coming from Cheyenne wanting to travel to Colorado Springs? Or the thousands of truckers who travel this major highway? I am sure they will not appreciate this inconvenience of lost time and expense.
I am an unaffiliated voter. Will this make me vote against Obama? No. For now I am watching and listening to both candidates. However, this event could be another nail in the Obama campaign coffin.
Published by Tom Treloar
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I am SO glad to hear from someone who feels the same way I do and especially someone who lives near Denver because it shows that people do care about commuters. My husband and I commute (and yes we carpool) from way North of the city (up by Erie) all the way to DTC (Dry Creek exit). Needless to say, I-25 is our ONLY option. There are no mass transit options from there. There are no alternative routes that make sense or don't cost an arm and a leg (i.e. E-470 toll road at $10 one way). This is going to cause major havoc for us. Basically we've determined we're suck it up and pay the $10 to take the toll road. I just think this is incredibly inconsiderate to those of us who do commute and our only option is I-25. I know someone else who works with me who lives in Boulder and she's feeling the same pain. Did you happen to hear how Gov. Ritter thinks we have great infrastructure here? I don't know what planet he lives on because we have one of the worst transit systems, both publ
Interesting personal insights!
In Atlanta we had the Olympics and were encouraged to not drive (or better yet, take vacations during that time) and we accepted it because of the prestige and the money the event brought into the city. My guess is the same is true for Colorado.
The entire DNC has been full of inconveniences to people in Denver.
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You are correct Tom. It is an abusive show of disregard for the common people here in Denver and will likely cause significant inconvenience to many of the swing voters in this swing state they are trying to court. Not the best idea for the democrats who shout their compassion for the working people. I would expect this sort of elitist crap from the republicans. A simple solution would have been to reroute the semi trucks etc so the danger is reduced to something manageble. But then again, this is the government of the people who make these sort of decisions. They write checks with your money and have no accountability for poor decisions! Priceless....
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