Letter: I-70 project saps funds from Highway 13

The good news is CDOT has awarded Elam Construction a 3.7 mile Highway 13 modernization project from the south end of the work completed a couple of years ago southerly toward Rifle (MP 27.1-MP 30.8). The cost, funded by taxpayer stimulus money, is $10.6 million. This cost includes about a mile of utility relocations and fencing beyond the reconstruction limits. Elam’s bid came in about 8 percent below the engineer’s estimate.
The bad news is…