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Section 106 Determinations of Effects I-70 East DEIS Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The intent of the EIS is to identify highway improvements along I-70 in the Denver metropolitan area between I-25 and Tower Road and to assess their potential effects on the human and natural environment.

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Region 3 identified the need to prioritize intersection improvements. The study investigated safety, geometric, and operational characteristics of 47 intersections within the Region 3 boundaries, which were submitted by the city, town, or county within each TPR.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) initiated a Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study to develop a range of improvements to reduce congestion and improve operations and safety at the I-70 and Kipling Street interchange. A thorough and inclusive technical and public process helped to identify and screen a wide range of improvement alternatives.

This Final EIS updates the analysis for the Supplemental Draft EIS alternatives, and identifies a preferred alternative. This document also responds to the stakeholder comments received during the Supplemental Draft EIS public review period. The Preferred Alternative is identified as the Partial Cover Lowered Alternative with Managed Lanes Option.

In a cooperative effort, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the City and County of Denver (CCD) have prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed new interchange on Interstate 70 (I-70) with Central Park Boulevard (CPB) in Denver, Colorado. The proposed project will create new access to I-70, constituting a Federal Action subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....