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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Transportation signed an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for $10 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to extend HOV and bus lanes on U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder, Colo.

"Grants like this will help make Denver more livable by solving congestion problems which have been years in the making," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "The projects chosen will create jobs, strengthen the economy, and ultimately, improve quality of life in communities they serve."

The grant is part of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program included in ARRA to promote innovative, multi-modal, and multi-jurisdictional transportation projects that provide significant economic and environmental benefits to an entire metropolitan area, region, or the nation.

U.S. 36, a 38-mile corridor known as the "Denver-Boulder Turnpike," serves an estimated 100,000 vehicles each day and is one of the Denver metro area's most congested routes. The project includes expanded bus service, a commuter bikeway, and intelligent transportation systems for electronic tolling.