Pete Buttigieg coming to Colorado to highlight I-70 improvements with Infrastructure Act

FILE – In this Feb. 5, 2021, file photo Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks at Union Station in Washington. Two months into his job, Buttigieg is forging a fresh path for his Cabinet role and in his life that could bridge gaps with Republicans when it comes to President Joe Biden’s agenda. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

by: Alex Rose

Posted: Feb 23, 2022 / 01:03 PM MST

Updated: Feb 24, 2022 / 01:35 PM MST

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DENVER (KDVR) — The Transportation Secretary of the United States will be traveling along the Interstate 70 corridor this week to highlight major improvements coming from the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Colorado is expected to receive $3.7 billion from the act to improve highways and $225 million for bridge replacement and repairs over five years.

The infrastructure act includes millions of dollars in funding for other Colorado transportation services as well.

Pete Buttigieg will start his two-day tour of the Centennial State at Floyd Hill near Idaho Springs Thursday afternoon. He will be joined by Gov. Polis, Rep. Joe Neguse, and Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper.

Friday morning, the secretary will travel west to Glenwood Springs to visit the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority facility, followed by a tour of the Glenwood Canyon Emergency Reconstruction Project, needed after mudslides closed the section of I-70 during the summer.