Washington, July 13 -- Congressman Gabe Evans issued the following press release:

Today, Congressman Gabe Evans announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1,499,000 to support the final design and pre-construction activities for the I-85/120th Avenue Interchange Project in Adams County, Colorado.

The award comes after Congressman Evans wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy expressing his support for Adams County's application to the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant program (BUILD) (https://www.transportation.gov/BUILDgrants) in February of this year.

"As a former law enforcement officer, I understand how critical safe and reliable infrastructure is to protecting Colorado families. I...