Denver International Airport is planning to help make Peña Boulevard safer and less congested. The road itself was built 30 years ago.

In the meantime, Green Valley Ranch development really took off, Gaylord of the Rockies was built, and, of course, the airport is getting busier and busier.

Now, more than 139,000 cars come through this area each day, which is an 80% increase from 30 years ago.

Watch Sophia Villalba's report from Monday morning in the video below. DIA is planning to make Pena Boulevard safer and less congested

With that comes traffic jams, longer commutes, and safety concerns.

One traveler at DIA thinks now is the perfect time to start planning ahead.

“Over the years, I've seen traffic go up quite a bit in Colorado, especially out in this area by DIA, because it's

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