Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome First Installments of Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for Colorado Airports, Highways & Bridges

This Year, Airports Across Colorado Will Receive Over $86 Million While Highways & Bridge Projects Will Receive Over $716 Million

Washington, D.C. – Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed over $86 million in funding for Colorado airports and over $716 million for highway and bridge projects for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) from the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that President Joe Biden signed into law last month. Including this initial allocation for FY22, Colorado will receive roughly $430 million for airports and roughly $3.5 billion for highway and bridge projects over the next five years from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. 

“I’m pleased to see this much-needed funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill coming to Colorado’s airports, highways, and bridges over the next five years,” said Bennet. “This funding will help create jobs, bolster our state’s economy, and better serve our growing Colorado communities. ”

“Getting our Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill done was huge, but the job’s not finished until we get the funding where it’s needed most,” said Hickenlooper. “This first investment for roads, bridges, and airports will strengthen our infrastructure and create jobs in communities across the state.”

“We are grateful for the support of Senator Bennet and Colorado’s congressional delegation,” said Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington. “This grant will provide much-needed funding for DEN’s infrastructure projects and will go a long way in helping us prepare for the exponential growth we are experiencing.”

"These much-needed funds will support a record construction season that we are planning for Colorado next year," said CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew. "Thanks to the expanded resources made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, we are poised to build on our unprecedented state-level modernization bill passed by the Colorado state legislature and signed by Governor Polis this Spring to move even more quickly in delivering our 10-year project plan."

More information about the airport funding in the IIJA is available HERE. A fact sheet on how the IIJA will deliver for transportation projects in Colorado is available HERE. A breakdown of how much each Colorado airport will receive for FY22 and again in Fiscal Year 2023 is available below. 

LOCID

Airport Name

City

Total

DEN

Denver International

Denver

$                      59,164,109

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal

Colorado Springs

$                        4,409,674

ASE

Aspen-Pitkin County/Sardy Field

Aspen

$                        2,582,155

GJT

Grand Junction Regional

Grand Junction

$                        2,242,202

DRO

Durango-La Plata County

Durango

$                        1,921,731

EGE

Eagle County Regional

Eagle

$                        1,899,256

MTJ

Montrose Regional

Montrose

$                        1,705,211

HDN

Yampa Valley

Hayden

$                        1,399,975

GUC

Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional

Gunnison

$                        1,023,462

PUB

Pueblo Memorial

Pueblo

$                        1,007,930

ALS

San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field

Alamosa

$                        1,006,513

APA

Centennial

Denver

$                           763,000

BJC

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan

Denver

$                           763,000

FLY

Meadow Lake

Colorado Springs

$                           295,000

CFO

Colorado Air and Space Port

Denver

$                           295,000

FNL

Northern Colorado Regional

Fort Collins/Loveland

$                           295,000

GXY

Greeley-Weld County

Greeley

$                           295,000

LMO

Vance Brand

Longmont

$                           295,000

RIL

Rifle Garfield County

Rifle

$                           295,000

SBS

Steamboat Springs/Bob Adams Field

Steamboat Springs

$                           295,000

BDU

Boulder Municipal

Boulder

$                           159,000

AEJ

Central Colorado Regional

Buena Vista

$                           159,000

ITR

Kit Carson County

Burlington

$                           159,000

1V6

Fremont County

Canon City

$                           159,000

CEZ

Cortez Municipal

Cortez

$                           159,000

CAG

Craig-Moffat

Craig

$                           159,000

AJZ

Blake Field

Delta

$                           159,000

EIK

Erie Municipal

Erie

$                           159,000

FMM

Fort Morgan Municipal

Fort Morgan

$                           159,000

LHX

La Junta Municipal

La Junta

$                           159,000

LAA

Lamar Municipal

Lamar

$                           159,000

LIC

Limon Municipal

Limon

$                           159,000

MVI

Monte Vista Municipal

Monte Vista

$                           159,000

PSO

Stevens Field

Pagosa Springs

$                           159,000

ANK

Salida Airport Harriett Alexander Field

Salida

$                           159,000

STK

Sterling Municipal

Sterling

$                           159,000

TEX

Telluride Regional

Telluride

$                           159,000

4V1

Spanish Peaks Airfield

Walsenburg

$                           159,000

2V5

Wray Municipal

Wray

$                           159,000

AKO

Colorado Plains Regional

Akron

$                           110,000

GNB

Granby-Grand County

Granby

$                           110,000

HEQ

Holyoke

Holyoke

$                           110,000

20V

Mc Elroy Airfield

Kremmling

$                           110,000

LXV

Lake County

Leadville

$                           110,000

EEO

Meeker Coulter Field

Meeker

$                           110,000

AIB

Hopkins Field

Nucla

$                           110,000

4V0

Rangely

Rangely

$                           110,000

TAD

Perry Stokes

Trinidad

$                           110,000

2V6

Yuma Municipal

Yuma

$                           110,000