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CrispyQ

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4. They invaded the CO front range a long time ago.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 12:22 PM

Feb 2021

Yes they bring in extra money, but most communities aren't good at planning ahead for the extra traffic & it's only after the new developments are built & traffic becomes a problem that city/county/state government put money into new road projects, like traffic lights & new turning lanes. And that's why in Colorado we call summer Construction Season.

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