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Plan Moves Forward To Expand Pena Boulevard To Denver International Airport

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver officials say they are planning to widen the entire 14-mile stretch of Pena Boulevard from Interstate 70 to Denver International Airport. The first part of the job would be a three-and-a-half mile stretch near the airport.

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If approved by Denver City Council, the project will cost approximately $93 million.

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Pena Boulevard would be expanded from six lanes to nine, and none of the current lanes would be closed during construction.

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The airport hopes to start construction in January and they say it would last about two-and-a-half years.

The plan goes before city council on July 1.

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