PROJ00456

• Contract/PO #: FS0003X
• Contractor Name: Clear Creek Project CWRPDA
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 0
• County: Clear Creek
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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TABLE 3.1
Highway Relocation Alternatives

Alternative
No. DescriDtion

1 Relocate 13 miles of U.S. Highway 6 within Clear Creek Canyon,
including two bridges over the reservoir near the U.S.
Highway 6/S.H. 119 intersection. Relocate S.H. 119 within North
Clear Creek Canyon, connecting to 1-70 at the top of Floyd Hill
(the existing Floyd Hill interchange).

2 Relocate 13 miles of U.S. Highway 6 within Clear Creek Canyon.
Relocate U.S. Highway 6 through a tunnel from S.H. 119 to the U.S.
Highway 6/1-70 interchange at the base of Floyd Hill. Reconstruct
U.S. Highway 6/1-70 interchange to full direction interchange.

Relocate 13 miles of U.S. Highway 6 within Clear Creek Canyon.
Relocate U.S. Highway 6 through a tunnel from S.H. 119 to the
Hidden ValleY/I-70 interchange.

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4 Redirect U.S. Highway 6 commuter and truck traffic from Clear
Creek Canyon to 1-70. Relocate S.H. 119 through a tunnel to the
Hidden ValleY/I-70 interchange.

5

Redirect U.S. Highway 6 commuter and truck traffic from Clear
Creek Canyon to 1-70. Relocate S.H. 119 through a tunnel to the
U.S. Highway 6/1-70 interchange at the base of Floyd Hill.
Reconstruct the U.S. Highway 6/1-70 interchange at the base of
Floyd Hill to a full directional interchange.

6 Redirect U.S. Highway 6 commuter and truck traffic from Clear
Creek Canyon to 1-70. Relocate S.H. 119 to 1-70 at the Floyd Hill
Interchange. This alternative includes a bridge over the reservoir
(see Figure 1.1).

TABLE 3.2

Estimated Construction Costs For Centennial Reservoir
Highway Relocations

Construction
Alternative No. Cost

1
2
3
4
5
6

$232,000,000
$264,000,000
$259,000,000
$108,000,000
$112,000,000
$ 84,000,000

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