interstate 70
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
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Motorists frustrated with I-70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700-million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking…
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Colorado OKs $1.7 billion in transportation projects over next five years
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The Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday announced $1.7 billion in new projects for the next five years, adding to the department’s ongoing decade-long infrastructure plan. The $1.7 billion adds to $2.2 billion in previous investments for the state’s 10 Year Plan, totaling nearly $4 billion for transportation projects, such as fixing roads and bridges,…
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Colorado’s I-70 Floyd Hill Project awarded $100 million in federal grant
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A federal grant program awarded Colorado $100 million to fund infrastructure improvements to the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the award Friday from the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects grant program. The funds will go to the I-70 Floyd Hill Project, which plans to address traffic and safety…
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Federal funding approved for I-70 expansion project in Denver
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A federal loan of up to $416 million has been awarded to Lenexa-based Kiewit Meridiam Partners LLC for the Central Interstate 70 project. Sen. Cory Gardner said in a press release that he led efforts in the Senate to block changes to the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program in 2015, which could have…
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Trump rekindled Roberts’ political fire, but housing is newest state rep’s burning issue
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Former Obama field organizer and state legislative policy analyst Dylan Roberts wasn’t planning to jump back into politics after he got his law degree from the University of Colorado and landed a job as a deputy district attorney in Eagle County. Then Trump happened. “I was going to take a break from politics for a…
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Egan: Interstate 70 project is central to our economy
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A major step forward for transportation occurred earlier this year with the approval of the Interstate 70 “Central 70” project by the federal government. This project involves the reconstruction of a 10-mile stretch between I-25 and Chambers Road and the replacement of a 50-year-old viaduct on I-70. With the approval, the Colorado Department of Transportation…
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ICYMI: She’s back!, we have hate groups and daylight savings to stay?
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? It’s always interesting – sometimes pretty fun, too – when someone takes is upon themselves to act as a citizen watchdog. One of the more well-known such people in Colorado politics is back in news, as ColoradoPolitics.com tells us about Marilyn Marks and her latest pet issue – of course, related to election integrity. It’s…
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Governor asks CDOT to establish ‘high priority’ project list to submit to feds
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Colorado could get some help from the federal government to speed up highway construction projects, including the nettlesome bottleneck on Interstate 25 between Castle Rock and Monument, but transportation officials caution against expecting the pedal to hit the metal on the projects. Gov. John Hickenlooper this week told the Colorado Department of Transportation to come…
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CDOT, health department named winners of governor’s awards
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Gov. John Hickenlooper on Tuesday awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment with Governor’s Elevation Awards in recognition of customer service and performance improvements achieved by state employees. The awards were handed out at a luncheon at the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion. A panel representing…
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Avalanche blocks key route to Vail ski area in Colorado
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An avalanche swept across a Colorado highway that is a key route to the popular Vail ski resort, blocking access for some skiers heading to the mountain and trapping three commercial trucks, authorities said Tuesday. No one was injured when the avalanche dumped up to 15 feet of snow onto Interstate 70 at Vail Pass…
