The section of the route within Medicine Bow National Forest is designated the Battle Pass Scenic Byway.

Highway 70 travels through the communities of Dixon and Savery before dipping across the state line, where a short section passes through Slater, Colorado (between mileposts 15.34 and 16.24).

After leaving the national forest, Highway 70 passes through Encampment and then on to Riverside, where it ends at its junction with WYO 230.

WYDOT anticipates the realignment project would require two construction seasons, during which time the existing detour would be maintained.

A local support group, Battle Pass Scenic Byway Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is coordinating the interpretive signage along this unique roadway across the Continental Divide.