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E‑470 director outlines widening, toll allocations and customer service upgrades
Summary
E‑470 Executive Director Joe Donahue told Commerce City Council the toll authority is self‑funded, plans to widen sections to six lanes and pursue interchanges at 88th and 112th avenues, and is investing in improved plate reading and customer dispute tools.
Joe Donahue, executive director of the E‑470 Public Highway Authority, told Commerce City’s City Council Dec. 1 that the tolled outer beltway is locally owned, self‑funded and preparing for further widening and interchange work to meet regional growth.
Donahue said E‑470 now averages about 155,000 drivers and roughly 333,000 toll transactions per day. He described how toll revenue is allocated: roughly 28 cents of every toll dollar goes to debt service, about 20 cents to operations and maintenance, and the remainder is reinvested in the highway.…
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