(1) The department shall task the freight mobility and safety branch created in section 43-1-117 (4) to study locations for new chain-up and chain-down stations on all state highways where the department determines that chain-up and chain-down stations are necessary or beneficial and to study what appropriate technology could be added to existing chain-up and chain-down stations. The study must, at a minimum: (a) Identify the current barriers to building new chain-up and chain-down stations, including consulting with municipalities to identify barriers related to the construction of new chain stations within municipal boundaries;(b) Find creative solutions to address any identified barriers;(c) Identify appropriate technology that could be added to existing chain-up and chain-down stations to improve safety and mobility;(d) Examine the economic and safety impacts of commercial motor vehicle and other roadway incidents and closures during inclement weather events, including evaluating the potential benefits of closures to commercial motor vehicles for limited periods of time during snowstorms and working with various stakeholders on strategies and options for keeping roadways

ting the potential benefits of closures to commercial motor vehicles for limited periods of time during snowstorms and working with various stakeholders on strategies and options for keeping roadways open;(e) Examine commercial motor vehicle parking locations on interstate 70 in Colorado; and(f) Identify any modifications or additions that existing state transportation infrastructure may need to enable the addition of new chain-up and chain-down stations, the timeline for making such modifications or additions, and the anticipated cost of making such modifications or additions.(2) The department shall present the report to the transportation legislation review committee created in section 43-2-145 (1)(a), to the transportation commission created in section 43-1-106, and to each member of the general assembly whose senatorial or representative district is located wholly or partly within the western slope during the 2025 legislative interim.(3) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.Added by 2024 Ch. 207,§ 6, eff. 8/7/2024.2024 Ch. 207, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).