All Entries Tagged With: "CDOT"
24/5 Closure on Highway 287 Delayed One Week
News From The Colorado Department of Transportation www.coloradodot.info November 7, 2011 Contact: Bob Wilson, CDOT Public Relations, (303) 757-9431 24/5 Closure on Highway 287 Delayed One Week CHEYENNE COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Department (CDOT) is postponing the week-long lane closure on U.S. 287 in the Kit Carson area until next week since snow […]
2012 City Budget, Cow Palace Inn License Approved
The Lamar City Council approved The Cow Palace Inn’s application for a new Hotel & Restaurant Liquor license. The Cow Palace Inn has recently been sold and the former owners had allowed the liquor license to expire. The license was granted to Palace Holdings, LLC. The vote was unanimous with the exception of an abstention […]
Mow and Tow for City Weeds and Cars
The thorny issue of amending ordinances pertaining to weeds, junk cars and mowing lots took up most of the city council’s work session this past Monday night, September 26. City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker said there are 63 abandoned properties in Lamar. If you couple that with houses that are for sale and unoccupied, and couple […]
Highway 50/287 Project Set to Start
News From The Colorado Department of Transportation www.coloradodot.info September 15, 2011 Contact: Bob Wilson, CDOT Public Relations, (303) 757-9431 Highway 50/287 Project Set to Start CHEYENNE/KIOWA/PROWERS COUNTIES – Work begins next week on a surface improvement project along U.S. 287 in the Eads/Kit Carson area and U.S. 50 near Lamar. The Colorado Department of […]
Lamar Area Hospice Begins Expansion Plans, City Council Waives Building Fees
The Lamar Area Hospice association has long had an expansion program planned, especially after taking over ownership of the former Lamar Hotel on West Olive Street. Hospice executive director, Debbie Pelley, asked the Lamar city council that an $8,143 building permit fee, based on the $1,000,000 renovation project, be waived by the council, […]
Prowers County Receives Bridge Assessment
The majority of bridges in Prowers County are in pretty good shape, according to Senior Structural Engineer, Ryan Nataluk of Stantec Consulting. Nataluk provided an overview for the Prowers County Commissioners and Mark Dorenkamp, County Road and Bridge Supervisor, on Thursday, September 8. What structural problems the bridges are encountering stems from the streams and […]
CDOT Provides Road Tips for Labor Day Travelers
STATEWIDE— The last major summer holiday is nearing and that means motorists can expect more vehicles on Colorado highways. In general, traffic volumes increase about 10% during the summer months including over the Labor Day weekend. Typically, Friday tends to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend with steady traffic volumes the remainder […]
New Sign Reflects Community Memories
L to R: Gerri Jenkins and Rene Gonzales of Vocas Unidas, John Hernandez and Pamela Cabello The area of Lamar north of the Lamar Canal and on the western fringe of the Industrial Park was once known as the Mexican or Spanish Colony for several decades around the turn of the last century. A marked […]
Pilot Cars Set to Direct Traffic through U.S. 40/287 Project
News From The Colorado Department of Transportation www.coloradodot.info August 23, 2011 Contact: Bob Wilson, CDOT Public Relations, (303) 757-9431 Pilot Cars Set to Direct Traffic through U.S. 40/287 Project LINCOLN COUNTY – Pilot car operations are scheduled to begin on the U.S. 40/287 reconstruction project near Hugo right after Labor Day. Beginning on Tuesday, […]
Holly Town Board Meeting Reviews Revenues
General utility revenue increased in Holly for the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, according to Town Clerk, Mary Rushton. Trustee members met in a brief, regular monthly session this past Wednesday, August 3. Ruston informed board members that purchased power for the six month period was higher this […]
Destination: Downtown! A Few Moments on Main Street
Yes, there is traffic on Main Street, an undeniable fact of life for Lamar citizens. I stood at the intersection of Main and Olive this past Friday, July 29, 2011, and let my camera roll for about two minutes during the noon hour. See anyone you know? I got a head count of about 85 […]
Council Questions Need for Train-/-Bus Depot
Known as the Multi Modal System, the Lamar City Council reviewed the increased construction costs of what would be an ARRA funded depot located east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. With little guaranteed return on an expensive investment, the council decided against taking any action on the FASTER grant and allowed it to […]
Colorado State Patrol Press Release: Highway 10 Closed
Beginning Friday, July 22, 2011, the Colorado Department of Transportation will close State Highway 10 between the cities of Walsenburg and La Junta for significant maintenance operations. The temporary closure is anticipated to last approximately two months while crews complete needed repairs. Because State Highway 10 is an important and heavily utilized hazardous-materials route in […]
Current Highway Construction in S.E. Colorado
CO 89 Northbound/Southbound One Mile South of Holly (Milemarker 34) (through December 2011) 24 Hours There will be one lane alternating traffic with traffic signals for bridge reconstruction. 5-10 minute delays. 12 ft. width restriction is in effect through the work zone. US 50 Eastbound/Westbound from CO 194 to CO 183 in Las Animas […]
Prowers Commissioners Discuss Increased Use of Highways 89 and 287 by Gas Companies
Baca County has requested permission from CDOT and the Colorado State Patrol to open highways 89 and 287 in their county, and permission from Prowers County to the transport of gasoline, diesel fuel and liquefied petroleum products. According to Rebecca White, CDOT local government liaison, this will be the first step in a drawn out […]
Highway 89 Bridge Construction Could Relieve Holly Levee Improvements
Holly Town Administrator Marsha Willhite shared her concerns with board members regarding the potential cost of improving the community’s four mile span of levees. Engineers hired by FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Authority, have been remapping flood plains throughout the nation. Holly’s levees are considered to be ‘critical’ in that they’ve been deemed two feet too short […]
Signals Set to Control Traffic at Holly Bridge
PROWERS COUNTY – Traffic signals will be activated next week at the bridge reconstruction site on State Highway 89, one mile south of Holly. On Tuesday, July 5, signals will begin alternating northbound and southbound traffic through the work zone and across the old bridge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Stop times […]
Transportation Museum Opening Draws Crowds
Click on a picture to see it in full size Photos and Videos by Russ Baldwin and Vincent Gearhart Well over 600 persons attended the grand opening ceremonies for the Big Timbers Transportation Museum in Lamar this past Saturday, June 25. Planning on the project took the better part of two years, involving modifications to […]
Granada Board CDOT Signage and Town Water
Mary Root, Prowers County Land Use Administrator met with the Granada Town Board during last Wednesday’s monthly meeting, June 1. The discussion centered on the best location to erect signs in the town to direct visitors to various attractions. Granada is one of the four gateway communities in southeast Colorado, including Eads, Springfield and Fowler […]
CDOT Installs New Scales at Lamar Port of Entry
The Colorado Department of Transportation is wrapping up a project to replace (and upgrade) “weigh-in-motion” scales at four ports of entry in Colorado. The final installation location is currently underway on eastbound I-70 at Loma. Weigh-in-motion scales allow truckers to save time and money by bypassing ports of entry nationwide in states where these scales […]