Colorado DOT - Wed June 19, 2019
CDOT Makes Decision to Re-Route Road Around Massive 'Memorial Rock'
Instead of demolishing and hauling away an 8.5-million-pound boulder that contributed to the destruction of a section of Colorado Highway 145 between Cortez and Telluride on May 26, the Colorado Department of Transportation is instead going to re-route the roadway around it — and save $200,000 in the process, according to news reports....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed June 05, 2019
CDOT Asks for Public's Input
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was joined by Lt. Gov., Dianne Primavera and transportation planners from across the state to start a transportation conversation with all Coloradans to create a new 10-year plan of priority transportation projects....
Associated Press - Wed June 05, 2019
Workers Blast Giant Boulder Blocking Colorado Highway
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) Workers have blasted apart a house-sized boulder that crashed onto and shut down a southwestern Colorado highway linking Durango and Ouray. The Colorado Department of Transportation said trucks are hauling away fragments of the 1,150-ton (1,047-t) rock from state Highway 145 while workers build a temporary bypass....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed May 22, 2019
CDOT Begins Improvements on CO 145 North of Telluride
CDOT and contractor Oldcastle SW Group Inc., have begun a project on CO Highway 145 just northwest of Telluride. The work will improve safety for motorists by widening the two-lane highway, adding a southbound, uphill passing lane (towards Telluride) and improving shoulders between mile point (MP) 73.9 at lllium Road (County Road 65L) and MP 75.1 at Deep Creek Road....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 10, 2019
CDOT Adds Lanes to I-25 With $350M Project
In what's considered the fastest delivery of a project of its size in Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) history, construction crews are making steady progress on the I-25 South Gap project....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed March 27, 2019
CDOT Begins Wall Repairs Along I-25
On Feb. 20, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Structures Inc. closed Serpentine Drive south of U.S. Highway 24 from mile post (MP) 32 to MP 33 to begin repairs to the location's historic retaining wall....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 27, 2019
Central 70 Project — $1.2B I-70 Reconstruction
In an effort to bring an aging highway into the 21st century, construction teams in Denver, Colo., are reconstructing a 10-mi. stretch of I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road, as well as adding one new express lane in each direction and removing an old viaduct....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed March 13, 2019
Colorado DOT Receives Almost $23M in Emergency Relief From USDOT
The Colorado Department of Transportation will receive nearly $23 million as part of the latest $705 million Emergency Relief funds announced recently by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In Colorado, the bulk of the money — $21.5 million — will be used to complete the final of the 32 permanent repair projects from the 2013 floods, the Colorado Highway 7 Lower project from Lyons to Raymond....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 08, 2019
New Highway Maintenance Degree Aims to Help Build Transportation Workforce
The Colorado Department of Transportation and Front Range Community College are teaming up to develop what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation two-year associate's degree in applied science or AAS as part of a highway maintenance management degree program....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed January 02, 2019
Intersection Improvements Progress
Intersection upgrades on U.S. 550 (Main Ave.) continue, even as snow is making an impact in town. CDOT and contractor Kirkland Construction have installed the new signal mast arms at all four approaches at both 17th and 22nd streets....
