STATE CERTIFIES 2nd ROUND OF TRANSPORTATION RECOVERY FUNDS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2009

 

CONTACTS

Mindy Crane, 303.880.2136, mindy.crane@dot.state.co.us

Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us

 

STATE CERTIFIES 2^nd ROUND OF TRANSPORTATION RECOVERY FUNDS

 

The Governor's Office today certified a second round of transportation projects to be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, giving the OK to $194 million for 30 projects mostly in the Denver metro area.

 

Projects include $33 million for repaving C-470 in Douglas County, $18 million for redeveloping Union Station into a regional transportation hub, and $22 million for replacing the Interstate 25/Alameda Avenue bridge over Santa Fe Drive in Denver.

 

See the attached PDF for the complete list of the 48 projects that have now been certified. Projects certified today are highlighted in yellow. The total price tag for all 48 projects is $339 million.

 

Colorado will receive more than $400 million for transportation projects and $103 million for transit projects. The Colorado Department of Transportation expects to begin advertising projects for contractor bidding next week.

 

"We are moving forward as quickly as possible to create jobs, strengthen our economy and rebuild Colorado's infrastructure," Gov. Ritter said. "These projects will improve our transportation system, improve safety and help get our economy back on track."

 

For more information about how Colorado is putting the recovery act to work, visit www.colorado.gov/recovery.

 

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