Transportation
A Green Light for Denver's Controversial Highway
The FHWA’s decision on ‘Central 70’ came on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, which is surely no coincidence.
The highway project splitting Denver apart is officially moving forward.
On Thursday, the Federal Highway Administration issued its record of decision on “Central 70,” a $1.2 billion plan to rebuild a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 70 that runs through working-class neighborhoods north of downtown Denver. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2018, according to a press release by the Colorado Department of Transportation.