U.S. Senator Ken Salazar

Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees

2300 15^th Street, Suite 450 Denver, CO 80202 | 702 Hart Senate Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

For Immediate Release

July 28, 2005

CONTACT: Cody Wertz – Press Secretary

202-228-3630

Jen Clanahan – Deputy Press Secretary

303-455-7600

SEN. SALAZAR RELEASES SPECIFIC LOCAL/STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS FUNDED UNDER TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION

WASHINGTON, DC – United States Senator Ken Salazar announced specific highway projects that he expects will be funded under the transportation bill today.

“Transportation infrastructure is critical to the health and vitality of our state,” said Senator Salazar. “I am pleased that the work I have done with Colorado’s city and county officials over the past several months has translated into the funding of these essential projects. Funding them will help improve our state’s transportation system so that residents and visitors alike are able to travel throughout Colorado with safety and ease.”

Included below is a list of the highway projects and the dollar amount Senator Salazar has succeeded in funding so far this year:

Improvements to US287 Ports to Plains	$7 million
Improvements to US 160 Wolf Creek Pass	$9 million
Improvements to US 36	$9 million
Fort Carson I-25 & Highway 16 Interchange	$5 million
US 50 East Pueblo to Kansas Border	$5 million
Heartland Expressway Improvements	$5 million
I-25 Denver to Ft. Collins Improvements	$9 million
Pueblo Dillion Drive at I-25 Overpass & Ramp	$2 million
Denver Union Station Improvements	$3 million
Improvements to 56th & Quebec Street	$9 million

Earlier today Senator Salazar announced that Colorado will receive a 46.75% increase over the last time the Transportation Authorization bill was reauthorized. That’s the largest percentage increase under this bill and more than any other state. That is $156 million more over the life of the bill than we received under the previous transportation bill - TEA-21.

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