Wed July 19, 2017
As Temperatures Rise, Roadway May Be Affected
As temperatures rise and stay above 85 degrees, concrete pavement can either break or buckle. Recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have had to conduct emergency repair work on CO 83 between Belleview and Stroh Road to clean-up broken concrete, gut the damaged section of roadway out and lay asphalt pavement as a temporary repair....
Fri July 14, 2017
ARTBA Recognizes Entrepreneur, Project of the Year at Conference
The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Wed July 05, 2017
C-470 Expansion Project Closes on Bonds, TIFIA Loan
The Colorado Department of Transportation and its High Performance Transportation Enterprise — a government-owned business — achieved “two major milestones” in financing the Denver-area C-470 expansion project that will add capacity with tolled lanes and upgrades to non-tolled lanes....
Wed June 21, 2017
CDOT Begins Wall, Roadway Repairs on Berthoud Pass
In mid-June, crews began making wall and roadway repairs along U.S. Highway 40 between mile points 244.37 and 248.09 at Berthoud Pass. This $2.8 million project consists of wall and expansion joint repairs at several locations on U.S....
Wed June 07, 2017
U.S. 34 Reconstruction in Colorado Hits Halfway Mark
The significant amount of work done in the Big Thompson Canyon since last October when U.S. 34 closed to through traffic means the project is not only halfway done, but that the Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure Co....
Wed May 10, 2017
Crews to Close I-70 at Fall River Road for Rockfall Mitigation
On May 8, CDOT began rockfall mitigation on I-70 at Fall River Road, just west of Idaho Springs. Work is scheduled to continue through June. Crews will be drilling the rock face from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to release air pockets and loosen rock....
Wed May 10, 2017
CDOT's 6th Avenue Improvements Under Way in Aurora
The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Martin Marietta Construction, began work to repair 2 mi. of roadway surface on 6th Avenue (CO 30), from Potomac Street to North Airport Boulevard in Aurora....
Wed May 10, 2017
CDOT Closes I-70 at Fall River Road for Rockfall Mitigation Through June
On May 8, CDOT began rockfall mitigation on I-70 at Fall River Road, just west of Idaho Springs. Work is scheduled to continue through June. Crews will be drilling the rock face from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to release air pockets and loosen rock....
James Anderson - Mon May 01, 2017
Colorado Bills to Fund Roads, Rural Hospitals Languish
They said it wouldn't be easy and it certainly has not been as bills to modernize Colorado's aging road network and support rural hospitals languish in the state Legislature. Twice, Republican leaders who control the Senate have tried to lower expectations that lawmakers will accomplish either in the session, which has just three weeks left before lawmakers take a break until January....
Mon April 17, 2017
Colorado DOT Could Receive $375M Annually If Senate Passes Roads Bill
Colorado's Democrat-led House has passed a transportation bill over objections from Republicans who oppose a proposed state sales tax hike. Other Republican lawmakers demanded transparency in what will be built with the $3.5 billion in bonds that the bill would finance....
