The Summit County Citizens Voice reports that Summit Stage and its union drivers are in conflict over an upcoming shift in scheduling practice aimed at cutting costs but which drivers say will cause them economic hardship.
The drivers face a switch from a four-day to a five-day work week, and say the change will inflict hardships, including added commute time, less time with family, and, in some cases, forcing drivers to give up part-time second jobs they depend on to pay their mortgage.
Depending on exact schedule assignments set to take effect next month, some drivers may work 12-hour shifts on some days, and only five hours on their fifth day of work
The Summit Daily reports that Interstate 70 congestion, the Dillon Dam Road and local transit operations are up for discussion tonight at a public meeting in the Summit County Community and Senior Center.
“With no significant action on highway improvements expected for six more years and no high-speed rail solution until 2020 at the earliest, local and state officials are looking into short-term (I-70) solutions…” according to a press release from organizer Our Future Summit.
The discussion is to address bills recently proposed at the Capitol to help alleviate traffic problems in the short-term.
The Summit Daily News reports that the Colorado Department of Transportation plans to install at least 10 more cameras along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor in the coming months.
The road cameras, available through www.cotrip.org and www.goi70.com as well as a local television station, offer viewers glimpses of traffic and road conditions.
The new cameras are to be installed between Frisco and Vail, as fiber optics over the pass have been extended, said Rodrick Mead, operations manager with Colorado Transportation Management Center.
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The Summit County Citizens Voice reports that Colorado Department of Transportation officials have told Summit County commissioners that traffic stops at the Eisenhower Tunnel are for the safety of motorists, which is CDOT’s top priority.
The Summit Daily News reports that Summit Stage, the county’s free transit service, has taken a big hit in revenue and ridership during the past year.
“It’s been bad,” said Summit Stage director John Jones. For the year, revenue has dropped 16 percent, down about $952,000 from last year. The Stage is funded by a sales tax collected countywide and in all local towns.
Through September, ridership declined by 11 percent, the first drop since 2002-2003, he said.
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