Tag: Federal Highway Administration
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Colorado, other states oppose proposal to require EV chargers be made with 100% domestic components
Colorado has joined a coalition of about 20 states in opposing a federal proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made with 100% domestic components. The Federal Highway Administration is considering raising the domestic content requirement from the current 55% to up to 100%. The change would apply immediately…
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Iconic road up Colorado 14er will be closed this summer
One of Colorado’s most iconic roads will be closed this summer. Officials announced closing Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway last fall to reconstruct an upper stretch of North America’s highest paved road. From the U.S. Forest Service’s entrance station by Echo Lake to the summit above 14,000 feet, the road will be barred to drivers,…
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CDOT seeks public’s input regarding improvements to I-270 corridor
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are seeking community input regarding the ongoing improvement project for the seven-mile stretch of Interstate 270 between Interstate 70 and Interstate 25. CDOT and FHWA will be hosting an open house from 5 p.m.…
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Colorado I-70 construction problems lead to extra $100 million to $150 million cost
The massive Interstate 70 construction project in central Denver is not only going to take almost a year longer than planned to complete, the state highway agency has now indicated that it’s also going to end up costing between $100 million and $150 million more than the originally planned $1.2 billion price tag. Taxpayers are…