Governor John Hickenlooper to Receive Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award at the 10th North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), will receive the 2018 Infrastructure Leader of the Year Award at the tenth annual North American Infrastructure Leadership Forum in Dallas, Texas. Gov. Hickenlooper will also address the Forum as a keynote speaker on Wednesday, October 24, where he will highlight Colorado's approach to securing cumulative infrastructure investment and addresses bipartisan ambitions throughout the state.

During his time as Governor of Colorado and Mayor of the City and County of Denver, Hickenlooper has helped usher and allocate over $5.5 billion in infrastructure project funding, resulting in enhanced mobility, economic growth, and community alignment.

Accomplishments include:

• The U3 36 Express Lanes Project, the nation's first multimodal public-private partnership, augments the congested two-lane highway between Boulder and Denver. The improvements, initiated in 2016, allowed for the accommodation of high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), in addition to the installation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for tolling, transit and traveler information, and incident reporting.
• The I-25 North Express Lanes Project, which broke ground on September 10, is a multimodal investment to improve road safety and reliability for travelers and commuters in northern Colorado.
• Recent groundbreakings on three major highway projects along Colorado's Front Range Urban Corridor with an approximate total project value of $2 billion. 
• The Central 70 Express Lanes Project, a complex public-private partnership that kicked off in August, will replace the crumbling 54-year-old viaduct along Interstate with a four-acre green "highway cap", serving as a reconnection point between the community of Elyria-Swansea and the rest of the city.
• The Denver Union Station Terminal redevelopment project, which utilized federal, state and local monies and significant private-sector participation, catalyzing the resurgence of Downtown (LoDo) Denver.

"We are honored to have Governor Hickenlooper address our annual Forum as we celebrate a decade of furthering transportation efficiency and enhanced mobility in the region," said Norman Anderson, Chairman and CEO of CG/LA Infrastructure. "The governor's exemplary bipartisan commitment to upgrade and repair Colorado's infrastructure - spanning red and blue counties - is why we have chosen to honor his achievements this year."

The 2018 Forum, now in its tenth year, identifies the top infrastructure projects in North America, with a total value in 2018 in excess of $500 billion. The Forum, to take place at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on October 23- 25, unifies a vital consortium of public and private-sector decision makers committed to furthering funding and development mechanisms in the region, including Colorado.

Additional speakers and major project presenters include: Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) president Ray Washburne, and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey Innovation Center, North American Development Bank; Controlled Thermal Resources, PrecisionHawk, Texas Central Partners, SeaOne Fuels Supply, Dallas Area Transportation, National Bank of Canada, The Gateway Program Hudson Tunnel Project, CCR Airports, Maryland Department of Transportation, and the New York State Thruway Authority. Jamey Barbas, Project Director for the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge at the NYSTA, will accept the award for Infrastructure Leader of the Year alongside Governor Hickenlooper.

More than 400 infrastructure leaders are expected for the tenth annual North American Infrastructure Leadership Frum honoring the top 100 strategic infrastructure projects in the region.

ABOUT GOVERNOR JOHN HICKENLOOPER AND COLORADO
John Hickenlooper is the 42nd governor of Colorado. Since taking office in 2011, the Governor and his team have endeavored to make Colorado the most pro-business state, with the highest environmental and ethical standards. Learn more at www.colorado.gov.

ABOUT CG/LA INFRASTRUCTURE
CG/LA Infrastructure is a purpose driven organization that creates long-term value in the world's infrastructure markets, based on the principle that infrastructure provides the internal framework for a country, allowing its economy and its citizens to be productive and healthy. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CG/LA is globally recognized for providing executives, regulators, investors, and project developers across the public-private spectrum. For more information on the firm's Leadership Forum Series, Blueprint 2025 initiative, visit or https://www.cg-la.com/ and follow @CGLA_Infra.

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SOURCE CG/LA Infrastructure

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