Parkway authority awaits DRCOG ruling

BROOMFIELD – As contractors continue work for the Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority to complete the studies required to build the proposed road, the authority itself continues talks with the required state and federal agencies.
The authority expects to submit an application in February to the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) for inclusion on its Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
Part of a larger beltway that would one day encircle the metro area, the proposed Northwest Parkway is planned to be a 10-mile toll road from the 96th Street Interchange with U.S. 36 to Interstate…