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Denver International Airport’s Peña Boulevard slated for $51M reconstruction
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Denver International Airport’s only roadway access will undergo a 900-day reconstruction if the City Council approves a contract for nearly $51 million on Monday. The planned improvements to Peña Boulevard come after the airport had a record number of travelers last year. Ranked the third busiest airport in the nation, DIA served 77.8 million people…
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Denver International Airport’s Peña Boulevard slated for $51M reconstruction
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Denver International Airport’s only roadway access will undergo a 900-day reconstruction if the City Council approves a contract for nearly $51 million on Monday. The planned improvements to Peña Boulevard come after the airport had a record number of travelers last year. Ranked the third busiest airport in the nation, DIA served 77.8 million people…
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Adams County waited too long to challenge DIA’s noise modeling system, Colorado justices rule
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Adams County and its municipalities waited two decades too long to sue Denver over its failure to use a noise monitoring system at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday, permitting the continued use of an outdated and inaccurate method for modeling noise instead. The ruling comes at a time of significant…
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Colorado leader survives ‘no confidence’ vote, 5 federal judges stand out with delays in deciding motions, Army veteran joins 5th CD race | WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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Today is Jan. 23, 2024, and here’s what you need to know: Colorado Republican Leader Mike Lynch of Wellington survived a vote of “no confidence” on Monday, but the drama that unfolded in the state House might not be over yet. The House GOP caucus held a special meeting to vote on a resolution of…
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Colorado Supreme Court wary of letting Adams County sue Denver over airport noise monitoring
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Three years after a trial judge concluded Denver breached its agreement with Adams County to use a monitoring system for reporting excessive noise levels at Denver International Airport, the Colorado Supreme Court is weighing whether Adams County actually missed its opportunity to sue – by 20 years. The airport opened in 1995 after Denver annexed 55…
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Denver City Council preview: Public art on final approach for DIA
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More public artwork may be landing at Denver International Airport soon. The Denver City Council is considering a pair of resolutions that will commission three sculptures as part of the city’s public arts program. In addition, the council has 12 other resolutions on its agenda ahead of Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are…
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Denver International Airport sets passenger record
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Denver International Airport served more passengers in 2022 than ever. The 69,286,461 passenger level eclipsed the pre-pandemic yearly best in 2019 of 69,015,703 and marked a 17.8% increase from 2021, according to a news release. October was the busiest month of the year – and ever – with more than 6.5 million passengers. That annual record came…
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Denver’s Colfax bus rapid transit project contract sparks concerns, questions
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The fallout of Denver International Airport’s first failed attempt at the Great Hall project still haunts Denver District 5 Councilwoman Amanda Sawyer. That project fell apart in 2019 and quickly devolved into a “he said, she said, they said,” debacle, she said at a Tuesday Land Use Transportation and Infrastructure meeting. Committee members discussed the…
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10th Circuit says man cannot sue Denver officer for confiscating hemp plants at airport
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The 2018 law that legalized hemp production and barred states from prohibiting the transportation of hemp does not permit a man to sue a police officer for confiscating 32 of his plants at Denver International Airport, the federal appeals court based in Colorado ruled on Tuesday. It was an open question whether a provision of…
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Denver City Council considers bill to decriminalize jaywalking, Park Hill Golf Course details
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The Denver City Council has four resolutions on its agenda ahead of today’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There are four bills being introduced from various committees and two that are on final consideration. There will be two required public hearings and one courtesy public hearing. Here’s a list of the major happenings at council today: …
