Congressional District ProjectsNew CD-7

North I-25 Record of Decision (ROD): — Recently signed the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), for the corridor between North Metro Denver to Fort Collins/Wellington as well as US 85 and US 287. The EIS is the culmination of a decade of cooperative work involving up to 45 agencies/ local govt’s. The Preferred Alternative is estimated to cost $2.18 billion and includes. FHWA and CDOT intend to work toward implementing the Preferred Alternative in its entirety, but due to funding limitations, the Preferred Alternative will need to be constructed in phases over time.

US 36- Phase I: — Reconstructs and widens US 36 between Federal Boulevard and the Interlocken Loop to accommodate a new buffer-separated managed lane in each direction. As part of the reconstruction, the Wadsworth Parkway, Wadsworth Boulevard, and Lowell Boulevard bridges will be replaced. The project will also support Bus Rapid Transit, install commuter bikeway where feasible and implement an appropriate transportation demand management program. $315 million ($54 million-TIFIA Loan; $10 million- TIGER grant; $120 million RTD, Remaining- CDOT, HTPE, Bridge Enterprise, RTD, DRCOG, Local) CDOT has issued a Request for Proposal to three short-listed teams as part of the design-build process. CDOT will receive and review the proposals in February 2012 and will then select a design-build team in March 2012. Construction will begin in the spring of 2012 and the US 36 Express Lanes will open for toll collection by July 1, 2015.

North I-25 TIGER: — This project adds one new managed lane with variable tolls in each direction on a six-mile stretch of Interstate 25 from US 36 north of downtown Denver to 120th Avenue in Adams County. This new capacity will create a managed-lane network in the north metro area—connecting to existing lanes on I-25 in downtown Denver and soon-to-be-completed lanes on US 36 between Denver and Boulder. The cost for the project is $44 million. CDOT has requested TIGER IV funds to complete the funding package.

C-470 Corridor Coalition: — is a group of public and quasi-public entities (including CDOT and FHWA) that was formed out of a desire to prioritize regional concerns over congestion on C-470 from I-25 to I-70. A coordinated and collaborative process has been established to identify that will be advanced by consensus. Alternatives to date include both tolled and non-tolled options. According to the 2005 CDOT corridor study, the population in the C-470 corridor is expected to grow by 34% by 2025, to 708,000 people, and the number of jobs will grow 44%, to 425,000, over the same period.

US 36- Phase II: Would reconstruct and widen US 36 between the Interlocken Loop and Table Mea/Foothills Parkway near Boulder to extend the managed lanes in each direction of US 36. HPTE currently anticipates issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) relating to the delivery of Phase II in the first quarter of 2012, to be followed by a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the second quarter of 2012. The goal is to open this second phase to traffic by July 2015, the same time as phase I. The HPTE plans on applying for a TIFIA loan for Phase II estimated in the $25-$30 million range. Construction estimated to be $130 million.