Colorado DOT Completes Region 2 Bridge Bundle Project

June 21, 2024
The new structures have life spans of 100 years

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CODOT) announced that it has completed the Region 2 Bridge Bundle project. This project replaced 17 structurally deficient structures in southeastern and south-central Colorado. 

Located on three separate corridors – Colorado Highway 9, U.S. Highway 24, and U.S. Highway 350 – crews used the Design-Build delivery method to begin construction on the first structures while the others were being designed. 

This method cut approximately six months of construction from the schedule. The new structures have life spans of 100 years and are more stable than the previous ones. 

The Region 2 Bridge Bundle project was awarded $12.5 million in funding through the Federal Highway Competitive Bridge Program in 2019. That funding was supplemented by $30 million from the Colorado Bridge and Tunnel Enterprise to complete funding for the project. 

Region 2 Transportation Director Shane Ferguson said in a press release, “We are excited to see the completion of this regionally significant project having substantial safety benefits for the traveling public.” 

The project cost $42.5 million.

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Source: CODOT, The Denver Gazette

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