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The tunnel is a two-bore tunnel, with each bore approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long. Construction of the westbound bore was started in 1968 and finished in 1973. The eastbound bore was started in 1975 and completed in 1979. From 1973 to 1979 the westbound bore carried a single lane of traffic in both directions. The total construction cost was $108 million. In 2002, over ten million vehicles passed through the tunnel, many of them driving between the Denver area and popular skiing locations west of the Contintental Divide. The eastern end of the tunnel is under and surrounded by the Loveland ski area .
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