infrastructure
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No cuts to trash or snow removal, but some Denver services may slow in 2026
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There will be no cuts to solid waste collection or snow removal, and active funded projects will keep moving forward, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Director Amy Ford told the City Council on Friday as she laid out her 2026 budget. However, Ford said, with citywide budget cuts and staff reductions underway, residents will…
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Colorado transportation projects awarded $42M in federal funds
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Dozens of transportation projects throughout Colorado are set to receive more than $42 million in grants, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Federal funds will support projects in 37 communities across the state, beginning next year through 2026. Projects that were awarded the grants ranged from replacing aging highway infrastructure to constructing bike paths to adding…
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Colorado awarded $72M for 6 transportation infrastructure projects
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Six community-led transportation infrastructure projects in Colorado are set to receive more than $72 million in federal funding. The money comes from the RAISE grant program, which provides $2.26 billion to 162 different infrastructure projects across all 50 states and two U.S. territories. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced the grant awards on Wednesday. “We…
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El Paso County approves nearly $750,000 contract for ADA consulting services
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El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday approved a consulting services contract to help determine the current state of its transportation infrastructure and the extent of its compliance with federal law. Commissioners awarded a $749,954 contract to Colorado Springs-based consulting firm Matrix Design Group Inc. to evaluate El Paso County’s transportation network system and determine its…
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Denver City Council 2023 budget priorities: community engagement, housing, public safety
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Denver City Council left its annual budget retreat with the goal of focusing 2023’s funding on community engagement, increasing affordable housing, reframing public safety, workforce and business recovery, protecting the environment and increasing transportation in the city. These priorities will serve as a guide to the mayor’s office and other city agencies as they develop…
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
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The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees – the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program – will not slow down Colorado’s infrastructure projects. State officials, in fact, said Colorado’s transportation…
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Bennet, Hickenlooper lay out state’s windfall for transportation, airports
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As is political tradition, Colorado’s U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, are saluting federal money headed to their home state. Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month, Colorado’s roads and bridges are in line for $716 million, while airports are expected to land more than $86 million in the current…
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Hickenlooper talks about his green goal in online town hall
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U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper still has high hopes of putting a price on carbon and safeguarding public lands in Colorado. The Democratic Senate freshman from Denver had hoped to include a tax on carbon in President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better stimulus package. He holds out that hope, Hickenlooper told constituents in a virtual town…
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Gov. Jared Polis to attend signing of bipartisan infrastructure bill at White House
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Gov. Jared Polis will attend the signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill at the White House on Monday, adding to the group of bipartisan lawmakers set to be present at President Joe Biden’s ceremony. Polis announced his attendance Sunday, saying he is one of the first governors to support the federal infrastructure framework. The…
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Denver City Council approves transportation referendum, 5-year parks plan
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Denver voters will decide in November whether the city should create a new Department of Transportation and Infrastructure – a move aimed at addressing some of the chronic complaints about traffic congestion. The City Council on Monday approved placing a charter change referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot. If approved by the voters, the new…
