The I-25 widening project from Monument to Castle Rock was originally estimated to take ten years…

Courtesy of Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

COLORADO – The I-25 widening project from Monument to Castle Rock was originally estimated to take ten years.

That’s been cut to a goal of five years.  And now a new coalition of local leaders is trying to make it happen even quicker.

News 5 reports, the half a billion dollar project has not been prioritized as much as local leaders hoped, and now there’s a question of financing.

Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers. Mayor Suthers said there will be plenty of discussion about how to get state legislators to help with funding.