Justification for Promulgation of Temporary or Emergency Rules

The Transportation Commission is updating the Rules Governing the Use of Tunnels on Colorado State Highways, 2 CCR 601-8, in order to bring the rules into conformance with  current federal regulations, eliminate obsolete information and provide clearer guidance to the travelling public in accordance with Governor Hickenlooper’s Executive Order D 2012-002.  Temporary adoption of the Tunnel Rules is imperatively necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the travelling public so that the Rules will be in effect immediately during the inclement weather in the remaining winter and early spring months of 2014, specifically with regard to the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel.