October 2, 2014

Planners steer all NoCo road funding to Interstate-25

TIMNATH — The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a plan to bring needed improvements to Interstate 25 along its booming Northern Colorado route within five years instead of 60.

At a meeting in Timnath, Weld County commissioner Sean Conway proposed steering all the organization’s funding to I-25 from 2016 through 2019 instead of dividing it among many smaller projects in area municipalities and counties.

The NFRMPO voted 13-0 to approve the plan, with only member Kathy Gilliland abstaining because she is a member of the state transportation commission, which is likely to approve part of…

With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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