Tag: Cdot
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CDOT seat belt awareness ‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign underway
The Colorado Department of Transportation began its 2023 annual study of seat belt use this month as part of its annual safety campaign “Click It or Ticket.” The seat belt study will end June 24. To hammer home the value of wearing seat belts, CDOT sponsored a “hearse parade” on a route around popular Denver…
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CDOT hearse parade to remind drivers to buckle up during Click it or Ticket campaign
If you’re thinking about driving, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants you to think about seat belt safety — and hearses. To hammer home that message, CDOT is sponsoring a hearse parade on a route around popular Denver neighborhoods and landmarks in what the department says will “serve as a haunting display of what could…
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Rockslide closes Highway 7 in Boulder County
Drivers are advised to avoid Highway 7 in Boulder County after a rockslide closed the road Wednesday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The clearing of the highway is expected to take days. CDOT officials said the highway is closed at mile marker 23 between Spruce Drive and Old Saint Vrain Road near CO…
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Temporary bridge installation on CO 133 expected to reopen the highway next week
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A 10-minute trip from Paonia to Somerset up Colorado Highway 133 turned into a 200-mile, 4-hour ordeal for the residents of the coal mining town about 10 miles northeast of Paonia. That’s due to a sinkhole caused by heavy rains that damaged the roadway in late April. The Colorado Department of Transportation said in a…
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Colorado weather: Tornado spotted in Eastern Plains; storms dump hail on south metro Denver
The National Weather Service issued a slew of tornado warnings as the storm cells moved across the metro area from south to east
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I-70 drivers expect delays for Glenwood Canyon rock scaling
Rock scaling, barrier replacement and infrastructure improvement work on I-70 at the west end of Glenwood Canyon will mean delays for drivers in both directions during daylight hours starting Tuesday through Thursday, weather permitting. The periodic stops will last about 10 minutes. The queue of stopped vehicles will then be released before traffic is stopped…
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Giant I-70 pothole near Eisenhower Tunnel set for permanent fix starting Monday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A large pothole in the pavement on a bridge on I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel is getting a “more durable fix” starting Monday, April 10, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Thomas Kuemmel was driving eastbound on I-70 near mile marker 216 when he…
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Highway near Vail reopens after avalanche causes closure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Highway 24 westbound was closed due to an avalanche near Vail, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. At 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, CDOT officials said via Twitter the highway was closed between Eagle River and Forest Service Road 762, which is at mile point…
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Snow day causes delays, snarls metro Denver traffic — but officials, residents appear prepared
Wednesday’s winter storm caused delays, some cancellations, road closures statewide and messy streets throughout metro Denver. But Denverites appear better prepared, particularly following a harsh January of snow, ice and freezing temperatures. “Our big plows have been out since around 1:00 a.m. (Wednesday) addressing the main streets, with drivers running their routes and dropping deicer…
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Colorado officials offer Lyft credits for Super Bowl weekend: ‘Fans don’t let fans drive impaired’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Fans don’t let fans drive impaired.” That’s the message from the Colorado Department of Transportation, as the country prepares for the upcoming Super Bowl between Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona. As the biggest game in football quickly approaches, Colorado’s transportation…