Burnham Yard sale could mean moving I-25, rail lines, development
It is an odd marriage. CDOT, through HPTE, wants to buy 61 acres of land that is not strictly for transportation, and the state's economic development office is helping buy land that is not strictly for development. "When you invest in infrastructure, it attracts employers and workers and facilitates economic growth," said Kraft. Of the 61 acres, CDOT expects it will need about a quarter of that. The goal would be to move the railroad that borders I-25 on the east, so that I-25 could be expanded away from the Platte River. The purchase of Burnham Yard would, more importantly, give CDOT the ar...
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