Metro-area faith leaders say a $1.8 billion plan to widen a portion of Interstate 70 in northeast Denver should be scuttled because it is a public health threat and will break up low-income families in the area.

A group of faith organizations, led by members of the Iliff School of Theology, outlined its concerns about the I-70 proposal in an October letter to Don Hunt, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY NOV. 30 AND THEREAFTER This Sunday Nov. 23, 2014 image shows Bishops and clergy blessing the new “Homeless Jesus” bronze statue of St. Marks United Methodist Church in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charleston Gazette, Kenny Kemp)

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