Opinion ID: 2599343
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Text: This is an eminent domain case arising from the construction of a light rail line as part of the Transportation Expansion Project (T-REX) of Interstate 25 (I-25) in the Denver Metropolitan area. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Regional Transportation District (RTD) appeal the court of appeals' decision in Department of Transportation v. Marilyn Hickey Ministries, 129 P.3d 1068 (Colo.App. 2005), and argue that there is no compensable right for lost visibility to determine property value in eminent domain proceedings. We granted certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals erred in ruling that the landowner, part of whose property is being taken by eminent domain for a state transportation project, may recover damages for the impairment of passing motorists' view of the remainder of the landowner's property. We reverse the court of appeals and hold that motorists' visibility of property is not a compensable right under the Colorado Constitution.