The Colorado Dept. of Transportation celebrated the June 22 completion of Phase 1 of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project. CDOT was joined in the grand opening ceremony by its partners, the Regional Transportation District, the High Performance Transportation Enterprise, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. Along with elected officials and many stakeholders, the agencies marked the end of major construction impacts and the beginning of multi-modal choices on the newly reconstructed highway that connects Denver to Boulder.
“This project represents the future of transportation in Colorado,” said Gov. John Hickenlooper. “We know from experience that we can’t build our way out of congestion. You have to build smarter, by offering choice in the way people travel. U.S. 36 is a model of how a multi-modal highway in a public-private partnership will help this state’s critical corridor meet its growing demands.”