▁not ▁want ▁to ▁take ▁anything ▁away ▁from ▁them . ▁We ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁them ▁to ▁get ▁way ▁out ▁ahead ▁of ▁us , ▁either , ▁because ▁these ▁inter state ▁high ways ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁attract ive ▁high ways ▁for ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁to ▁travel ▁on . ▁ ▁Colorado ▁held ▁several ▁meet ings ▁to ▁conv ince ▁rel uct ant ▁Ut ah ▁officials ▁they ▁would ▁benefit ▁from ▁a ▁fre ew ay ▁link ▁between ▁Den ver ▁and ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁Ut ah ▁officials ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that , ▁given ▁the ▁terrain ▁between ▁these ▁cities , ▁this ▁link ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁build . ▁They ▁later ▁expressed ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁construction ▁would ▁d rain ▁resources ▁from ▁comple ting ▁Inter state ▁High ways ▁they ▁de emed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁higher ▁priority . ▁Colorado ▁officials ▁pers isted , ▁present ing ▁three ▁alternatives ▁to ▁route ▁I - 7 0 ▁west ▁of ▁Den ver , ▁using ▁the ▁cor rid ors ▁of ▁US   4 0 , ▁US   6 ▁and ▁a ▁route ▁starting ▁at ▁P ue blo , ▁proceed ing ▁west ▁along ▁US   5 0 / US   2 8 5 / US   2 4 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Colorado ▁officials ▁succeeded ▁in ▁convin cing ▁Ut ah ▁officials ▁with ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁passing ▁a ▁resolution ▁supporting ▁a ▁link ▁with ▁Den ver . ▁The ▁two ▁states ▁joint ly ▁issued ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁that ▁would ▁extend ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁I - 7 0 ▁along ▁the ▁US  