A planning authority in Denver recently took the rare step of deciding that the highway running through the heart of the region is wide enough as is, and redirecting funds that were previously assigned to lane expansions for other improvements instead.
Under a new plan approved by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and reported on by the website Governing, Interstate 25 won’t get any new tolled lanes, which had been on the books for the last several years. Instead, I-25 and another highway, C-470, will get improvements to key access points and interchanges to improve safety and traffic flow. And around $900 million in transportation funding will be redirected away from highway expansion projects to other improvements, including building out a bus rapid transit corridor in the Denver area.
The reconsideration of the plan was triggered by a new rule on greenhouse gasses issued late last year by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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Source: Governing
