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Construction begins on the I-70 Floyd Hill Project
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July 7, 2023
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1:30Now PlayingThe Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Kraemer North America, began construction on the I-70 Floyd Hill Project, which will improve mobility and increase safety along an eight-mile stretch of the I-70 Mountain Corridor from west of Evergreen to eastern Idaho Springs. The project received $700 million in state and federal funding and is a part of Gov. Polis administration's ten-year infrastructure plan.
The I-70 Floyd Hill Project will:
Add a third westbound I-70 travel lane in this two-lane bottleneck. This new lane will be a full-time, tolled Express Lane from just west of Homestead Rd. (Exit 247) through the Veterans Memorial Tunnels to Colorado Blvd./Idaho Springs (Exit 241)
Rebuild bridges due to use, wear and tear, and heavy usage
Construct a missing two-mile section of the frontage road between US 6 and the Hidden Valley/Central City Parkway interchanges, which will improve emergency response
Build an extended on-ramp from US 6 onto eastbound I-70 for slow-moving vehicles to have more room to merge
Improve traffic flow and access at interchanges and intersections
Improve sight distance and safety by straightening roadway curves
Improve the Clear Creek Greenway trail
Implement environmental mitigation to enhance wildlife connectivity, air and water quality, stream conditions and recreation
Install two permanent air quality monitors
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