The Colorado Transportation Commission recently adopted a major update to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) 10-Year Plan.
The plan lists transportation projects statewide compiled through expansive and inclusive planning and outreach efforts. It contains $1.7 billion in projects and builds on the $2.2 billion in previous 10-year plan capital investments.
“CDOT is proud to take this next step in building Colorado’s infrastructure and improving our transportation system for years to come,” CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew said. “Thanks to the investments made possible by the legislature and Gov. (Jared) Polis through SB 260, Colorado now has sustained support to fix and build the infrastructure our growing state needs and leverage newly available federal funding through grants like the $100 million that we recently received for Floyd Hill. Today’s actions also show that we can do all this while taking meaningful action on climate change, improving our air and providing Coloradans more choices.”
The Floyd Hill project will improve the hill along the I-70 mountain corridor. CDOT received a $100 million federal grant, the state’s largest reward, toward the project.
Also included in the updated plan are new greenhouse gas pollution reduction planning standards the Transportation Commission established in December 2021.