5 ▁and ▁Ch amb ers ▁Road ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁beginning ▁construction ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁$ 1 . 2 ▁billion ▁project , ▁fin anced ▁through ▁a ▁public – private ▁partners hip ▁with ▁K iew it ▁and ▁Mer id iam , ▁would ▁add ▁a ▁new ▁express ▁to ll ▁l ane ▁and ▁build ▁front age ▁roads ; ▁the ▁below - grade ▁fre ew ay ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁ ▁park ▁built ▁over ▁the ▁top ▁between ▁Clay ton ▁and ▁Columb ine ▁streets . ▁The ▁project ▁has ▁attract ed ▁controvers y ▁from ▁activ ists ▁opposed ▁to ▁highway ▁expansion , ▁including ▁law su its ▁file d ▁over ▁changes ▁to ▁federal ▁air ▁quality ▁standards ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁be ▁built . ▁ ▁Exit ▁list ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Business ▁routes ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 7 0 ▁in ▁Colorado ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁I - 7 0 ▁Road ▁conditions , ▁construction ▁updates , ▁traffic ▁cam eras , ▁and ▁travel er ▁alert s ▁by ▁Colorado ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁I - 7 0 ▁Guide ▁by ▁A AR o ads ▁ ▁Glen wood ▁C any on : ▁An ▁I - 7 0 ▁Od ys sey ▁– ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁C any on ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁I - 7 0 ▁by ▁Matthew ▁E . ▁S ale k ▁ ▁T ruck ers , ▁You ▁Are ▁Not ▁Down ▁Yet ▁– ▁Un ner ving ▁highway ▁signs ▁on ▁east bound ▁I - 7 0 ▁approaching ▁Den ver ▁by ▁D ale ▁Sand erson ▁ ▁Colorado ▁ 7 0