Halfway home: Fall hearings next for I-25 study

The three-and-a-half-year process to assess the environmental impact of alternative transportation along Northern Colorado’s stretch of Interstate 25 is about half-way complete.

In October or early November, the Colorado Department of Transportation will likely announce a series of public meetings to gather input before creating a draft environmental impact statement, said Mindy Crane, CDOT’s media relations coordinator.

CDOT and consultants have created a set of eight detailed alternatives for improving I-25 roughly between Colorado Highways 66 and 14. These alternatives include various combinations of additional lanes, managed lanes and transit programs.

The meetings will present the eight package alternatives and will probably…