One of Colorado’s Weirdest Intersections Has Been Around Since 2010 – How Does It Work?

There aren't many Continuous Flow Intersections in Colorado; for Loveland to have gotten one of the state's first was fortunate, as well as frustrating. On the bright side, at least they didn't opt for a roundabout; but many residents, and visitors to Loveland find the intersection "weird," to this day.

Tens of thousands of vehicles travel through the intersection of Madison Avenue and Eisenhower Boulevard in Loveland, each day. Being over 15 years old in 2025, it's hard to picture how the intersection looked before the "upgrade" to a Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI.) You can't deny that it has helped traffic flow there, but for anyone to explain "how" of the intersection works, they get flummoxed; I know that I do, anyway.

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According to the Reporter-Herald, the intersection didn't cost much more than putting in a regular intersection, while getting folks "on their way" easier and quicker. When it was first installed, there were many "naysayers" commenting that they "crammed too much into a small area;" but after a decade, things have settle down. Lovelanders just "deal" with the intersection, these days.

I had seen someone comment on a thread about the intersection by posting an old video that was created about it. The video discusses how drivers used to wait "two or three light cycles" to make a left onto Eisenhower; I do recall waiting "forever." The best part about the video, however, is the animated "flyover" of how a CFI intersection works. As Loveland's was not yet installed, they used one from Utah.