The private contractor hired by the Colorado Department of Transportation for the $1.2 billion expansion of I-70 through north Denver also will be required to hire locally.
Very locally.
CDOT’s contract will include a clause that 20 percent of the project’s work force, the equivalent of about 350 people, must be hired from the 15 neighborhoods adjacent to I-70 in Denver and Aurora, the agency said Thursday.
Construction on the project is slated to begin next year, and CDOT is expected to select…