Notable Colorado road projects that aren’t funded
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s 10-year, $5 billion strategic projects plan includes $1.8 million of projects with funding in the first four years
(through 2023). Below are some notable projects in the unfunded later years of the plan; in some cases the dollar amounts are partial budgets, with other funding sources intended.
• I-25 in central Denver, reconstruction and potential express lanes ($200 million).
• North I-25 express lanes from Colorado 56 to Colorado 66 ($196 million).
• I-70 at Floyd Hill, adding westbound lane ($100 million).
• Sixth Avenue Freeway and Wadsworth Boulevard interchange ($70 million).
• Denver-area arterial transit improvements ($70 million).
• U.S. 285 improvements near Pine Junction ($60 million).
• C-470 widening and interchange reconstruction between U.S. 285 and Morrison Road ($56 million).
• I-25 HOV lanes in Colorado Springs ($55 million).
• I-70 west Vail Pass auxiliary lanes ($50 million).
• I-76 reconstruction from Fort Morgan to Brush
($45 million).
Source: Colorado Department of Transportation Your Transportation Priorities Plan
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