IT’S GOING TO BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS BEFORE A RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ON I-40 BETWEEN COORS AND THE RIO GRANDE IS COMPLETED. STATE D-O-T SPOKESWOMAN MELISSA DOSHER TELLS 770 KKOB, SO FAR, COMMUTERS SEEM TO BE HANDLING THE INCONVENIENCE PRETTY WELL. SHE SAYS PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING TURNS AT THE MERGE AREA, CALLED A ZIPPER MERGE, HELPING DRIVERS TO MOVE THROUGH THERE PRETTY QUICKLY. HOWEVER, RUSH HOURS CONTINUE TO BE SLOW.
DOSHER SAYS THE PROJECT, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN OCTOBER, IS FIVE DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. SHE SAYS THEY WERE 10 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, BUT WORK HAS RECENTLY BEEN AFFECTED BY THE MONSOONS.
