Tag: Cdot
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Traffic deaths involving motorcyclists up 6% in Colorado so far this year
So far this year, 75 motorcyclists have died on Colorado highways, up 6% from 2021’s year-to-date total of 71. According to the state Department of Transportation, 137 motorcyclists died in Colorado last year, with the majority of deaths occurring in El Paso and Jefferson counties. “Motorcycle fatalities were 19% of the 692 total traffic fatalities last year,”…
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Colorado to add 971 miles of highways to its electric vehicle charger network
Colorado is set to receive $57 million to build electric vehicle chargers to include an additional 971 miles of state highway after the Federal Highway Administration approved six stretches of road the state wanted to add to the national network of highways meant to extend EV travel options. Colorado’s National Electric Vehicle infrastructure corridor includes 2,193 road…
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Safety improvements for Glenwood Canyon bypass mulled
An often treacherous and muddy network of county roads over Cottonwood Pass between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum where deaths have occurred is the subject of a coalition between the state and county authorities to improve safety. The unofficial bypass route is a series of unpaved county roads that link the towns that has been used…
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What are the worst habits of Colorado drivers?
One of every five drivers said they drove within two hours of drinking alcohol, a survey by the Colorado Department of Transportation shows. One in five also drove over the speed limit most or all of the time. And nearly a third of drivers read messages on their phone – sometimes, often or every time…
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Construction to cause delays, detours on I-70
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Construction will affect traffic on Interstate 70 and 32nd Avenue through July 15 as the Colorado Department of Transportation works on the new westbound bridge on I-70. Full overnight closures of 32nd Avenue will require detouring all traffic, including bicyclists and pedestrians, from 8 p.m. to…
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CDOT plan for I-270 improvements enters contracting phase for replacement of eight bridges
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A project to replace eight deteriorating bridges on I-270 between York Street and Vasquez Boulevard is expected to cost $175 million and be completed in 2026. The Colorado Department of Transportation says the eight bridges, built more than 50 years ago, have required more than…
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Vail Pass rock blasting will cause 30-minute evening delays
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation on Tuesday will begin periodic rock blasting on the west side of Vail Pass that will require up to 30-minute evening traffic delays for travelers on Interstate 70 and the…
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Colorado Highway 7 between Lyons, Allenspark officially reopens this weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation, the U.S. Forest Service, the Federal Highway Administration and Kiewit Infrastructure on Thursday announced the completion of the last recovery project for the catastrophic floods that hit the Front Range in 2013 Highway 7 through St. Vrain Canyon, west of…
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Colorado’s clean truck strategy calls for replacing truck fleets with electric trucks by 2050
Colorado officials are asking residents to weigh in on the state’s clean truck strategy. A draft of the state’s plan draws from the Colorado Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Study and Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap with the goal of removing all internal-combustion vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,501 pounds from Colorado…
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Polis administration moving to remove diesel and gas powered trucks by 2050
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation announced yesterday the release of a draft strategy to remove gas and diesel trucks, including pickup trucks, from Colorado’s roadways. Governor Jared Polis’ Clean Truck Strategy “to encourage the adoption…