Tag: Cdot
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Half of Coloradans rate highways unsafe, state troopers score high on professionalism, respect
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Half of Coloradans rate the state’s highways unsafe, even as they gave relatively high marks to Colorado State Patrol troopers for professionalism. A significant majority also said state patrol officers treated them with respect. These were among the highlights of the 2022 Colorado State Patrol Public…
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I-70 eastbound reopened after jackknifed semi left hazmat spill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I-70 eastbound was closed this morning due to a crash near Eagle, Colorado Department of Transportation said in a tweet. CDOT tweeted just before 8 a.m. that I-70 eastbound was closed at mile post 147 near Eagle due to a jackknifed semi at mile post…
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Snowstang service begins this weekend, offering bus trips to mountain resorts
Sick of Interstate 70 traffic after an epic weekend at Colorado’s beautiful ski resorts? The Colorado Department of Transportation may have just the thing. Snowstang begins bus service Saturday with roundtrip service to Arapahoe Basin, Copper Mountain, Loveland Ski Area, Steamboat Springs/Howelsen Hill and Breckenridge. Snowstang is similar to Bustang, which offers service between Denver, Fort…
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New Swansea park marks end to major construction on I-70
Sixty-one years ago, in 1961, construction of Interstate 70 through the heart of the Swansea-Elyria neighborhoods began, destroying 31 houses and further dividing a community that has existed since the late 1800s in the process. The Colorado Department of Transportation on Wednesday officially opened the 4-acre cover park over I-70, reuniting the north and south sides…
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Colorado spends $550,000 in campaign to promote electric vehicle sales
A Colorado state agency spent more than half a million dollars to tout the benefits of electric vehicles in an educational campaign that promotes the EV industry. The campaign, which the state launched Monday, seeks to inform Coloradans about how, among other things, “seamlessly EVs can fit into your life and find answers to all…
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I-70 rockfall prevention may cause traffic delays through Thursday
If you plan on heading into the mountains this week, prepare for delays on westbound Interstate 70 as crews remove rockfall hazards. Clear Creek County announced Monday that westbound I-70 at Georgetown will have periodic traffic stops this week as rock scaling crews remove rocks that could potentially cause rockfalls. Rock scaling operations will occur…
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking lot Wednesday to kick off $700 million in improvements to I-70 along the Floyd Hill corridor. The state received a $100,000,000 Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight…
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Future of fleet vehicles on display in Golden
The City of Arvada displayed a Ford Hybrid Police Interceptor. Davey Coach showcased two Ford eTransit vans. Moser Energy Systems displayed a mobile charging station – powered by propane. Welcome to the future of fleet vehicles. Or at least that’s the undercurrent of the Drive Clean Summit and Expo put on by the Colorado Department…
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CDOT highway construction projects suspended for holiday weekend
Labor Day weekend travel may be congested, but it won’t be delayed by active CDOT highway construction projects. The Colorado Department of Transportation suspended all projects other than emergencies beginning Friday at noon through Tuesday, Sept. 6. “If you’re traveling during these final days of summer, please be prepared for additional traffic on our roadways…
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Central 70 Project achieves last major milestone on I-70
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Traffic on I-70 between Brighton and Colorado boulevards is now flowing in its permanent alignment in both directions, allowing the Colorado Department of Transportation to focus on completing the 4-acre cover park over the interstate. The new playground for Swansea Elementary School that is part…