One of the best benefits of driving around Denver is that you can view the gorgeous, snow-capped Rocky Mountains from almost any location. Once you target this magnificent range, you have found due west.Well-maintained interstates and major thoroughfares are typical throughout most of Colorado. Roads are repaired and repaved throughout the year and in the event of a snowstorm, road crews work around-the-clock to keep roads clear and safe and de-iced.
Interstate highways and major arterials are  first to be plowed or de-iced, followed by the secondary streets. Residential streets are rarely plowed, but some municipalities clear their residential streets.

Interstate 25
From the south, Castle Rock is the gateway to south metro Denver. Continuing north, you will drive by the Inverness Business Park and through The Denver Tech Center. Northbound I-25 takes you just west of downtown Denver. and                     north to Fort Collins. A massive highway improvement project called T-REX. (Transportation Expansion Project) has been                 recently completed plus added light rail transit from Lincoln Avenue to downtown Denver, all to jhelp alleviate the heaviest                  traffic on I-25, often referred to as the Valley Highway. 

Interstate 225
Joining I-25 to the south and I-70 to the north, this stretch of highway runs through the southeastern portion of the metro area. I-225 also has been reworked from Interstate 25 to Parker Road with added light rail transit.

     C-470
     This major highway runs from I-70 in the West to I-25 in the Southeast. Many mountain and west metro-area residents                     use C-470 to approach the south metro Denver area. C-40 turns into the E-470 Express Tollway at the I-25 intersection.  

E-470
  The metro area's only toll road, E-470, connects with C-470 at I-25 to the south, and turns north to intercept I-25 in the   north metro area just north of the 144th Avenue & I-25 exit. E-470 also connect to the Northwest Parkway.

   Sixth Avenue  Freeway
   Many commuters in Denver's western suburbs, including Golden and Lakewood, take the 6th Avenue freeway into Denver.    Westbound 6th Avenue intersects I-70 in Golden.

          Parker Road (State 83)
          This stretch of state Highway 83 runs Southeast through the cities of Denver, Aurora, Centennial, Foxfield, and Parker. A trip           South on 83 will take you all the way to Colorado Springs.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & CARPOOLING

  With approximately 181 fixed routes including Local, Express, and Regional service, RTD provides bus and light rail service to residents of 6 counties and two city/county jurisdictions in a 2,400 square mile area. With annual ridership over 80 million, passengersenjoy 1,127 wheelchair-accessible buses and 49 light rail vehicles daily.
Commuters in the Highlands Ranch area can take advantage of RTD's RanchRider. This circulator
shuttle connects with all regular RTD routes. RockiesRide, BuffRide, and BroncosRide, provide bus services to numerous sports venues. SkyRide is available to DIA. The free 16th Street MallRide shuttle brings passengers from Civic Center Station at 16th and Broadway to Denver Union Station
at 16th and Wynkoop, with stops every block. SeniorRide and Saturday Shopper are examples of other services focused on the individual needs of passengers in the RTD service area.

Park-n-Rides

RTD 303-299-6000
www.RTD-Denver.com
www.southeastlightrail.com/

AIRPORTS

Colorado is a regional, national, and international transportation hub. Opened in 1995, DIA ranks as the nation's 5th and the world's 10th busiest airport. Twenty-two airlines offer regularly scheduled  passenger service to DIA, including several international flights and domestic charters departing daily. With 94 gates and five 12,000-foot runways, it is one of the few facilities in the world designed to accommodate three streams of aircraft simultaneously during all types of weather. DIA also features three concourses plus an underground "people mover" subway system. The airport was designed to serve the region well into the 21st century, with the capacity to expand to 200 gates and serve  110 million passengers  per year. A new 16,000-foot runway, the longest in the United States, was opened in September 2003. Denver International Airport Information DIA-Airport Paging 303-342-2300 DIA-Emergency Vehicle Assistance 303-342-4650 DIA Ground Transportation- 303-342-4059 DIA Parking-303-342-4096 DIA-RTD's skyRide 303-342-4096 www.flydenver.com

Centennial Airport Centennial Airport , opened in 1967, is owned and operated by the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority, a political subdivision of Arapahoe County. Centennial is the major local reliever airport for Denver International Airport and consistently ranks #2 in the nation among airports that are not certified for airline service. It is ranked in the top 25 of all airports including Los Angeles International, Chicago's O'Hare, and New York's La Guardia. With quick access to downtown Denver and the majestic Rocky Mountains, Centennial Airport offers the business traveler a full range of facilities and services. Hotel accommodations, conference rooms, excellent dining facilities and top-flight service for corporate aircraft are available at Centennial Airport. Centennial is only 20 minutes from downtown Denver, 30 minutes from DIA, within 10 minutes of 21 major office/industrial parks and major master-planned communities.  You'll also find a 9-hole golf course and heated driving range, a 120-room hotel with meeting and banquet facilities, 3 on-site restaurants with catering facilities, and Car rental and shuttle services.    www.centennial-airport.com

SHUTTLES, LIMOS & TAXIS

Taxi Service
Metro Taxi - (303) 333-3333
Yellow Cab - (303)777-7777
South Suburban Cab - (303) 888-8888
Freedom Cab - (303) 444-4444

Train and
Bus Service
Amtrak - 303-534-2812
Greyhound - 303-293-6555

Know before you go
Road conditions 303-639-1234
Road construction 800-999-4997
Ski conditions 303-825-7669
Weather forecast 303-494-4221
Colorado State Patrol 303-239-4500

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