DENVER (AP) - A unit of the Colorado Department of Transportation has approved key parts of a contract that calls for a private company to help expand and maintain the main Denver-Boulder highway and collect tolls from some of the lanes in return.
CDOT’s High Performance Transportation Enterprise approved the deal at a meeting Wednesday.
Three opponents of the deal were forcibly removed when they argued over the rules for public comment.
The Denver Post reports (https://tinyurl.com/ltwqatp) the deal next goes before the Colorado Transportation Commission on Thursday.
The proposed contract with Plenary Roads Denver covers U.S. 36 from Denver to Boulder.
Critics say the deal was worked out in secret and takes tax dollars out of Colorado. Supporters say the deal is the only way to get the project built.
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Information from: The Denver Post, https://www.denverpost.com
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