AURORA, Colo. – A major component of Colorado’s bioscience and health care industries received an economic boost to help it contribute to the state’s economy. The city of Aurora received a total of $16,320,000 in funding to complete the final phases of the I-225 and Colfax Avenue/17th Place interchange that will serve the Anschutz Medical Campus and Fitzsimons Life Science District. The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Board of Directors approved the funding from the Additional FY 2010-2011 Formula Funds that will allow for the completion of Phases 3 and 4 at its regularly scheduled board meeting last night. The new interchange has an overall price tag of approximately $46 million.
Phase 1 of the new interchange has been completed and Phase 2 is well underway. Phase 3 includes the completion of a slip ramp which will provide access to southbound I-225 from 17th Place as well as the 17th Place bridge that provides access between Fitzsimons and I-225. Phase 4 includes the portion of the 17th Place bridge that allows two-way traffic to travel over I-225 and it will create access points both to and from the bridge for northbound I-225.
