CDOT is absolutely terrible from top to bottom.  They don't actually care--otherwise there would be real solutions beginning to take root.  The eastbound toll lane is idiotic and dangerous.  Desperate times call for desperate measures...extreme initiatives such as a $30 toll for all westbound vehicles past the evergreen exit after 3:30 PM on Fridays (being lifted on Sunday afternoon).  They need to significantly increase the fine for violating the traction law from a slap on the wrist to $5000 fine + jail time for causing accidents in vehicles that have NO BUSINESS being on the highway during the winter weather.  If you are caught driving non-compliant vehicle while the traction law is in effect it should be a minimum $750 fine.  They should proactively check for vehicles in violation.  That way people will actually obey it and not selfishly drive their ill equipped front wheel sedan with bald tires on snowy mountain roads not only placing themselves in danger but everyone around them.