Colorado Department of Transportation

Mon March 06, 2017

DOT Chiefs Tell Congress to Up Federal Funding

The heads of departments of transportation for two western states told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee they need Congress to craft an infrastructure investment plan that provides new federal funding to help states improve their systems and meet growing demand....

Mon January 09, 2017

CDOT Projects Receive TAP Awards

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) awarded projects in its Denver Metro region (aka, Region 1). The projects selected include:• Peaks to Plains Trail: Mouth of Clear Creek Canyon Segment (Jefferson County)• Evergreen North Lake Trail (Evergreen)• Connecting Neighborhoods: 47th and York Safe Crossing Project (City and County of Denver)• Argentine Gateway Project (Town of Georgetown)• Peaks to Plains Trail: Clear Creek Greenway Canyon Segment (Clear Creek County)• U.S.-6 Wildlife Crossing and Multi-use Trail Improvements (City of Golden)• West Colfax Avenue (U.S....

Tue December 27, 2016

CDOTU Wins Corporate Learning

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced that it has received a 2016 Corporate University of the Year Award from the Corporate Learning Network for its CDOT University (CDOTU) employee-learning program....

Chuck Harvey - Fri October 14, 2016

Phase II of I-70 Underpass in Vail Shapes Up

Phase 2 is under way on a $30 million project to add an I-70 underpass that connects north and south frontage roads in the town of Vail, Colo. Colorado Department of Transportation and the town of Vail are partners in the connector project located between the main Vail and West Vail interchanges on I-70....

Fri September 16, 2016

CDOT Awards $21.5M Crossroads Bridge Project to Sterling Construction

Sterling Construction Company Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company LLC (RLW) was selected by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to reconstruct the Crossroads Bridge on I-25 in Larimer County, Colo....

Fri September 16, 2016

AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....