The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.
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The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.The new park "cap" over I-70 in Elyria Swansea. Nov. 30, 2022.
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Yadira Sanchez in her Denver home near Interstate 70, Feb. 13, 2023.

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POITRA Visual photosimulation services (www.poitra.com) for ATKINS and CDOT. I-70 East EIS - Phase 1 of the Final EIS Preferred Alternative (Partial Cover Lowered Alternative) Photo-Simulation. Visualization for Impact Study of Alternatives. Denver, CO, CDOT. I-70 East Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Project.

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Dust and debris kicked up with the continuing construction of the Central 70 project in Denver adds to air pollution in the Swansea Elyria neighborhood during the coronavirus pandemic. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.

CDOT let people walk on a newly completed stretch of I-70 through Elyria Swansea on May 15, 2021.CDOT let people walk on a newly completed stretch of I-70 through Elyria Swansea on May 15, 2021.
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University of Colorado engineering PhD student Nicholas Clements demonstrates to CPR News climate reporter Sam Brasch how to use a sensitive air quality measurement device Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, above Interstate 70 at Columbine Street in Denver.
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A Purple Air monitor set up on the eastern edge of the Elyria Swansea park over I-70. June 30, 2023.

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Drivers head westbound on I-70, seen from the Elyria Swansea park built above the highway. June 30, 2023.Drivers head westbound on I-70, seen from the Elyria Swansea park built above the highway. June 30, 2023.
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