July 29, 2014, Golden, CO – Flash flooding made for a slow evening commute but a fast-paced atmosphere inside Colorado’s Traffic Operations Center in Golden.
Traffic Operations Specialists like Tanya Bowen spent the evening monitoring statewide cameras, weather and traffic, all while communicating with law enforcement, CDOT crews and the general public via the 511 hotline.
The biggest headache during evening rush hour was I-25 at the 6th Ave. overpass near downtown Denver.
“They are going less than 10 miles an hour,” Bowen said, showing the traffic mess on a nearby computer.
Flash flooding is common on that stretch of I-25, which is now under construction.