This episode Leah and I discuss the Eisenhower Tunnel on Highway 70 towards Vail, Colorado. Topics include why it was so over-budget and why we believe it was still economically worth it.

Intro Song: Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

References:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19710714&id=6pkrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BfkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6909,1420038

https://www.usgovernmentspending.com/year_spending_1973USbt_21bs2n_6065_401#usgs302

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/colorado/eisenhower-tunnel-construction-co/

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/construction-begins-on-americas-highest-vehicle-tunnel

https://www.codot.gov/about/CDOTHistory/50th-anniversary/interstate-70/eisenhower-johnson-memorial-tunnels.html

https://www.codot.gov/travel/eisenhower-tunnel/eisenhower-tunnel-traffic-counts.html#collapseZero