Tag: Roads
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Colorado’s infrastructure receives C- grade in 2025 civil engineer report card
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only a third of Colorado’s roads are in good condition — compared to 45% nationally — and, as a result, motorists here are paying almost $2,000 annually due to congested and deteriorated roadways. That’s according to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 report card released…
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Colorado transportation projects awarded $42M in federal funds
Dozens of transportation projects throughout Colorado are set to receive more than $42 million in grants, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Federal funds will support projects in 37 communities across the state, beginning next year through 2026. Projects that were awarded the grants ranged from replacing aging highway infrastructure to constructing bike paths to adding…
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Colorado OKs $1.7 billion in transportation projects over next five years
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday announced $1.7 billion in new projects for the next five years, adding to the department’s ongoing decade-long infrastructure plan. The $1.7 billion adds to $2.2 billion in previous investments for the state’s 10 Year Plan, totaling nearly $4 billion for transportation projects, such as fixing roads and bridges,…
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CDOT says season going well despite snowplow driver shortage
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials across the country are working to address a shortage of snowplow drivers as winter rages on and the Colorado Department of Transportation is among the many agencies impacted. CDOT full team consists of 1,600 road maintenance specialists and frontline supervisors across the state and…
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1 dead in Englewood crash; 1 seriously injured
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Patrol investigated a fatal crash Friday morning in Englewood, law enforcement said. Troopers responded to the crash at 3:32 a.m. near U.S. 285 and South Gilpin Street where one driver was killed, Master Trooper Gary Cutler said. The driver of a silver Dodge…
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Westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened after ‘significant’ debris flows; eastbound remains closed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Update Saturday 5:15 a.m. The westbound lanes of I-70 have been reopened, according to a tweet from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Eastbound lanes remain closed. — The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Thursday evening as debris flows covered parts…
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Colorado highway commission looks to slash projects amid millions in lost revenue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thursday was state highway director Shoshana Lew’s birthday, but a committee that oversees her agency’s budget had no good surprises — only “hard choices and tough decisions.” “The bottom line is not pretty,” Lew told the Colorado Transportation Commission’s budget committee Thursday morning. The entire state…