350 Construction Jobs To Fill At I-70 Jobs Fair Saturday

DENVER, CO – If you live near the I-70 Central construction project and you're interested in a well-paying construction job, mark your calendar for the Central 70 Hiring Fair Saturday, Nov. 3 from 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Bring resumes to get connected with high-paying jobs in the construction industry. Kiewit Infrastructure, local unions, subcontractors, and WORKNOW (an alliance of organizations that integrate construction industry job training and community resources).

The location of the fair is below:

Central 70 Hiring Fair

Neighborhood Training Center

3600 E 46th Ave. Denver, CO 80216.

It's a family affair, with kids activities and food trucks. Shuttle buses will run every half hour from the 40th and Colorado RTD station.

At least 20 percent of full-time hires (350 jobs) for CDOT's the four-and-a-half-year project must come from 15 local neighborhoods, according to a directive from CDOT to subcontractor Kiewit Meridiam Partners.

Jobs that must be filled include:

• Quality Testers
• Registered Apprentices
• Electricians
• Traffic Signal Journeymen
• Security Guards
• Engineering Technicians
• Traffic Control Supervisors
• Inspectors

Can't make the fair? Check out current Kiewit Central 70 Job Openings here.

The project also provides a pathway for candidates to start with the Local Laborer, Carpenter and Operator Unions.

Preferred neighborhoods for hiring residents include:

• Chaffee Park
• Clayton
• Cole
• East Colfax Montview Park
• Elyria/Swansea
• Five Points
• Globeville
• Green Valley Ranch
• Montbello
• North Aurora
• Northeast Park Hill
• South Commerce City
• Stapleton
• Sunnyside

No construction experience? No problem. WORKNOW lines up applicants with training and opportunities to learn skills that will lead to high-paying construction jobs. CDOT also is providing more than 20,000 hours of on-the-job training.

The Central 70 Project will reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of I-70, adding one new Express Lane in each direction and remove a 54-year old viaduct to lower the interstate between Brighton and Colorado boulevards.

More information on the project is available at www.centralI70.codot.gov.

Image via Cyrus McCrimmon, courtesy of Gary Community Investments

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