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E‑470 director tells Commerce City council authority is locally controlled and toll‑funded; widening to US‑85 next
Summary
Joe Donahue, executive director of the E‑470 Public Highway Authority, told Commerce City council the tollway is locally controlled and funded by tolls, described plans to widen portions to six lanes and to add interchanges near Commerce City, and said investments will support trail connections and improved customer service.
Joe Donahue, executive director of the E‑470 Public Highway Authority, briefed Commerce City council on Dec. 1 on the tollway’s history, governance and near‑term expansion plans.
Donahue said E‑470 is “locally controlled and…fully funded by toll dollars,” and outlined where toll revenue goes: “28¢ of a dollar goes to pay in the debt…20¢ goes to just operations, maintenance, toll collection…and 52¢ of every dollar we raise goes right back to the highway.” He told council the authority averages about 155,000 drivers per day and processes roughly 333,000 toll…
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