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Hittin' the road for Thanksgiving
November 23, 2011 5:58 PM
More than 45 million Americans are driving to Thanksgiving dinner this year, and over 3 million in the Mountain States Region. The AAA Thanksgiving 2011 Travel Forecast shows a four percent increase in the number of cars on the road over last year. AAA Colorado Communications Director Wavelyn Dreher... more » -
Independence Pass to open for Memorial Day weekend
May 25, 2011 11:34 PM
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - The Colorado Department of Transportation says Independence Pass near Aspen will be cleared of snow and open in time for the Memorial Day weekend. State officials say the 12,095-foot pass will be open by Thursday. They had been uncertain that highway crews could clear the highway... more » -
Gassing "up" for the trip home
December 26, 2010 6:39 PM
"It seems like its shot up a lot in the past couple of weeks," say Greg Even, a driver who's been noticing gas prices on the rise. Gas prices nationally have passed three dollars a gallon on average, for the first time since October 2008 -- when we had... more » -
Holiday travelers benefit from spread-out season
December 23, 2010 9:29 AM
NEW YORK (AP) As travelers take to road, air and sky in the sometimes-hectic last days before Christmas, they should keep one thing in mind: It could be worse. Planes took off into windy but accommodating skies Thursday morning at New York's LaGuardia Airport as Steve Kent prepared to... more » -
Air travel going smoothly, mountain travel risky today
November 24, 2010 12:47 PM
DENVER (AP) - Security lines are moving smoothly at Denver International Airport but drivers in Colorado's mountains are facing hazardous conditions. A few protesters at the airport were asking passengers to opt out of body scanners. But secruity lines were moving smoothly. In the mountains, a blizzard warning is in... more » -
Denver airport expecting more holiday fliers
November 24, 2009 12:14 PM
More people seem to be heading home for the holidays this year in Colorado. Denver International Airport says it expects more fliers to pass through the airport this week than during Thanksgiving week last year. The airport predicts more than 960,000 passengers between now and Monday. If the... more »
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