Beltway to Tomorrow Fact Sheet
WHO
After six months of development work, Jefferson
Economic Council, the public-private, non-profit
partnership dedicated to ensuring the economic
health of Jefferson County, has launched the
Beltway to Tomorrow public information campaign
and BWayNow.Com.
To date, more than 30 organizations have registered as formal supporters of the initiative and outreach has been conducted with more than 65 jurisdictions and organizations.
WHY
The metro Denver beltway has been planned for
40 years and under construction for nearly 30.
Now, with the rising cost and complexity of
highway construction; the depletion of worldwide
resources and the need for sustainable community
development, the time for completing the beltway
has arrived.
HOW
73 possible alignments for the last 20 miles of
the beltway have been considered! Vast open space
in the northwest corridor area of metro Denver
has been acquired – more than 30,000 acres near
the proposed final beltway connection.
$100 million in incentives for completion of the beltway have already been set aside by the operators of the Northwest Parkway, LLC.
The proposed final beltway connection will most likely be funded through a public-private partnership and managed by a public highway authority, which has been proposed by Jefferson County, the City of Arvada and the City and County of Broomfield.
WHEN
The time for action is now, before the cost and
complexity of highway construction disallow
completion of metro Denver’s beltway.
WHERE
The proposed final beltway connection would
extend from the Northwest Parkway on the north
to C-470 on the south.
WHAT
The proposed final beltway connection is the last
20 miles of the 106-mile metro Denver beltway
that has been planned for 40 years and under
construction for almost 30.
INFO
Contact Preston Gibson, president,
Jefferson Economic Council, 303.202.2965,
pgibson@jeffco.org or visit BWayNow.Com.
Fact Sheet