Stimulus funds aid Colorado infrastructure projects

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Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) personnel indicated $33 million earmarked for state infrastructure projects via federal stimulus efforts would have a far-reaching impact.

The transportation mobility hub at CO 56 is similar to the one built to the north of US 34 in Loveland. A new Park N Ride is being built north of the interchange.

Additionally, authorities noted a walkway would lead to a tunnel under I-25 leading to an incline that leads to the new Bustang stop in the middle of I-25. The center-load station would allow buses to exit left out of the new Express Lanes to pick up and drop off riders before continuing in the Express Lane.

“CDOT was one of the first organizations in the nation who responded quickly over the holidays to provide a list of shovel-ready projects for approval by the Transportation Commission in early January,” Heather Paddock, regional transportation director for CDOT in Northeast Colorado, said. “Linking our expansion of I-25 with local, regional, and statewide mass transit is the perfect partnership and one that truly hits the heart of stimulating the economy in the short-term with jobs and in the long-term with a connection that opens all of our communities to the entire Front Range.”

CDOT officials said the agency had recently approved a 10-year plan of projects which had already been through an extensive design process and awaiting funding.

The federal stimulus money was intended to infuse local economies with work beneficial to the community. Paddock said the focused goal was to spread economic recovery projects throughout the region, resulting in the approved project list.