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The label says how we know the figure. The grade rates the source record, not the project.
The grade rates the source record, not the project.
CDOT · Transportation
Central 70 Project
I-70 reconstruction through Denver: lowered highway, 4-acre cover park, express lanes. Timeline 2018–2022.
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Latest public update
CDOT and state officials celebrated completion in December 2022.
Open questions for the state ANALYSIS
- What are the measured travel-time and local air-quality outcomes since completion?
Fiscal position
Total project cost$1.2B
Total cost & funding are drawn from the official record(s) listed below.
Delivered. Project reported complete, so final spend approximates the total cost. Line-item expenditures can still be reconciled from TOPS/CORE.
Milestones
- Construction began — 2018
- Lowered highway & cover park open — 2022
- Project completed — December 2022
Who is being paid FACT
Funding sourceDesign-build contract; tolled express lanes with federal TIFIA financing.
| Vendor | Contract / value | Paid to date | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| WITHHELDP3 developer & 30-year concessionaire | $1.2B program | ≈ $1.2B · via 30-yr P3 payments | A |
| WITHHELDDesign-build contractor | — | PENDING | A |
| WITHHELDLead engineer for the design-build team | — | PENDING | A |
| WITHHELDOperations & maintenance (10-yr renewable, within 30-yr concession) | — | PENDING | A |
The money is published; the names are held. Each row below carries the contract value, what has been paid to date so far as it is published, and our confidence grade — the same figures as always, from the same official records. What is withheld is the vendor's name, the record link that names it, and the campaign-finance search that sat beside it. That is a deliberate decision taken pending legal review, not a figure we could not find: a blank cell would have said the opposite. What WITHHELD means
Source records
- ACDOT — Central 70 completion announcement (Dec 2022)read 24 September 2026