Heartland Expressway in US to be finished in ‘20 years’

The Heartland Expressway, a postponed highway project connecting Rapid City with Denver in the US, will take 20 years to finish. The 498-mile expressway will become the central part of the Great Plains International Trade Corridor. An investment of over US$500 million is forecast to be required for the four-lane highway project, which will stretch between Rapid City and Limon, Colombia.
June 19, 2012 Read time: 1 min
The 5946 Heartland Expressway, a postponed highway project connecting Rapid City with Denver in the US, will take 20 years to finish.

The 498-mile expressway will become the central part of the Great Plains International Trade Corridor. An investment of over US$500 million is forecast to be required for the four-lane highway project, which will stretch between Rapid City and Limon, Colombia.

The expressway, which was delayed by financing issues, will also link to Wyoming's Interstate 25.

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