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$100 Million Glenwood Canyon Project on I-70 Delayed so as Not to Overlap with Aspen Airport Closure

The delay adds $5 million to cover inflation and avoids overlapping construction with a seven-month airport closure, officials said.

Summary by Summit Daily News
A project to repair aging infrastructure on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon will be delayed a year, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The $100 million I-70 Glenwood Canyon phase 8 project will be pushed from 2027 to 2028 to avoid overlapping with the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport Modernization Project that will close the airport for seven months in 2027. Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Shoshana …

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Major Glenwood Canyon construction project postponed to 2028

Previous plans for extended I-70 lane closures overlapped with airport closure

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$100 million Glenwood Canyon project on I-70 delayed so as not to overlap with Aspen airport closure

A project to repair aging infrastructure on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon will be delayed a year, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The $100 million I-70 Glenwood Canyon phase 8 project will be...

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Transportation Commission approves reserve funding to shift 2027 Glenwood Canyon project to 2028

Oct. 15, 2026 - Northwestern Colorado - The shift reduces overlap between two major regional projects originally planned for summer 2027

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codot.gov broke the news on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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