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December 20, 1984
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RELEASE AT WILL COLORADO HIGHWAY COMMISSION
ENCOURAGES CONGRESS
TO FREE INTERSTATE FUNDS
Interstate funds comparable to forty percent of Colorado's present
road and bridge construction budget are held up because of congressional in-
action, and Colorado Highway Commissioners joined a growing number of govern-
ment groups and associations Thursday in urging the new 99th Congress to
approve spending of federal motor fuel tax revenues.
The Commission adopted a formal resolution December 20 at its regular
monthly meeting held in Denver.
Nationally, about $7.2 billion is frozen because petty partisan
politics in Congress held up passage of the Interstate Cost Estimate (I.C.E. ) .
The November 29 issue of Highway News listed Interstate construction projects
"on hold."
In Colorado, the $116.5 million currently held up amounts to forty
percent of the $294.3 million construction budget initially adopted for this
fiscal year. The federal funds frozen are for the last six months of the
federal 1984 fiscal year and twelve months of the 1985 fiscal year, but
directly impact the Department's current budget for Interstate and Interstate
Transfer (Denver Metropolitan area) projects. The amounts are significant
and will jeopardize the entire 1985 construction season for projects affected, if
Congress does not resolve the matter quickly.
The Commission's resolution is similar to one adopted December 9 at the
annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (AASHTO) . It urges adoption of a "clean" I.C.E. , early in the
Congressional session, so jobs in Colorado and 42 other states affected will not
be lost as the highway program slows down.
Highway Department Executive Director Joe Dolan pointed out that "the
I.C.E. is a technical document -- a cost estimate that should not be loaded down
with any state's pet project -- not the Boston Central Artery and not any other
state's so-called 'demonstration' project. "
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Dec. 20, 1984
BIDS TO BE OPENED
Jan. 10: 10:15 a.m. , Bridge replacement east of Hawley, consisting of
grading, structures, bridge, stabilization, hot bituminous pavement, guard rail,
striping, seeding and mulching, located on S.H. 10, beginning 1.4 miles east of
S.H. 71 near the community and extending 0.3 mile east, in Otero county,
BRF 010-1 (10) .
10:30 a.m. , Resurfacing U.S. 287 south of Lamar, consisting
of hot bituminous pavement overlay and striping, beginning three miles south of
Lamar and extending 2,6 miles- gouth,in Prowers county, FR 287-1(18) .
10:45 a.m. , Signals and striping in Lafayette, located on
U.S. 287 at South Boulder Road, in Boulder county, MG 5824(1) .
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CONTRACTS AWARDED
Road/ Bid Contract
Project Street Description Awarded To Opening Awarded
I 76-1(85) I-76 Widening a Lawrence Con- 12/6/84 12/13/84
Sheridan Blvd. struction Co.
bridge for $1,557,641
I 76 in the
Denver metro-
politan area.
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