History Transportation Expansion Project
lane configurations i-25 looking south, evans yale (source:federal highway administration planning toolkit - case study - colorado) planning project began in june 1999, passage of law allowing state department of transportation (cdot) use transportation revenue anticipation notes borrow money based on federal funds state had not yet approved. shortly thereafter, colorado department of transportation (cdot), regional transportation district (rtd), federal highway administration , federal transit administration signed partnering agreement work on project, , voters approved plan run light rail through corridor. southeast corridor constructors, joint venture between omaha, nebraska-based kiewit construction , pasadena, ca-based parsons transportation group won design-build contract in may 2001. construction began few months later- in june 2001. the partnering agreement key success of project. signed stakeholders, , established 4 primary goals: minimize inconvenience community, motoris...