Join the HPTE Town Hall Meeting on Aug. 19, to discuss financing alternatives for improvements on C-470
DENVER -- Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014 -- The High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) announced a public town hall meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to discuss innovative delivery, financing, and partnership opportunities for the proposed improvements to C-470.
Representatives from HPTE, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the C-470 project team and the C470 Coalition will present an update on the C-470 project; innovations in transportation choice, funding and project delivery; how public private partnerships (P3) are being used to finance transportation projects elsewhere in the state; and, specifically, whether a P3 model for financing improvements to C-470 East is being considered. There will be opportunities for attendees to ask questions and provide input at the meeting.
Who: Representatives from HPTE, CDOT, C-470 project team and the C-470 Coalition
When: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 19. A presentation will begin at 7 p.m., followed by question and comment period
Where: Highlands Ranch Metro District, 62 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch
The HPTE operates as a government-owned, independent business within CDOT. It searches out innovative ways to finance projects to help Colorado fulfill its commitment to increase travel choices through options that include Express Lanes, transit, biking, walking and carpooling.
The C-470 Coalition is comprised of Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson counties and the cities of Castle Rock, Centennial, Greenwood Village, Littleton, Lone Tree, Parker and the Highlands Ranch Metro District.
For more information, visit these websites:
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HPTE: www.coloradodot.info/programs/high-performance-transportation-enterprise-hpte
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C-470 Environmental Assessment: www.coloradodot.info/projects/c470expresslanes
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CDOT’s C-470 Express Lanes Website: www.coloradodot.info/programs/expresslanes