CDOT Press Release

A new record for August was set at the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels when 1,164,595 vehicles traveled under the Continental Divide. That’s 41,982 more vehicles than in August 2008.

Numerous other tunnel records were set last month, including:

* Highest 24-hour traffic count of 50,918 set on Sunday, August 2
* Fifth highest 24-hour traffic count of 50,117 set on Sunday, August 9
* Highest three-day weekend count of 148,300 vehicles set Friday, August 7 through Sunday, August 9
* Second highest three-day weekend count of 146,930 vehicles set Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2
* Second highest eastbound/westbound hourly count of 4,629 vehicles set at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 2
* Ninth highest eastbound/westbound hourly count of 4,499 vehicles set at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 2

July 2009 was the busiest month in 36-year history of the EJMT, when 1,225,605 vehicles went through. It was the first time the monthly total exceeded 1.2 million vehicles, with daily traffic averaging 39,536 vehicles.

Additional 2009 EJMT traffic data:

Month           2008                2009                  Difference

January       1,006,889      1,069,155         62,266
February         958,369          942,316        (16,053)
March           1,108,534      1,079,123         (29,411)
April                  816,240         800,818         (15,422)
May                   803,156          850,766          47,610
June                  952,930          998,310           45,380
July                1,123,184       1,225,605        102,421
YTD Total   6,769,302      6,966,093        196,791

For more stats on the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels, see CDOT’s page.