All Entries Tagged With: "CDOT"
Getting on the Road for Main Street Development
Kristin Cypher, Vice-President of Britina Design, led the public discussion during the Wednesday, June 25 morning meeting to discuss downtown Lamar improvements in light of future construction plans for Main Street by CDOT next year. This was a follow up meeting to review suggestions from residents to develop an open and friendly downtown area. […]
Something Darn Big, This Way Comes
Lamar residents usually take large trucks and semi’s moving down Main Street in stride. But travelers on Highway 287 in Lamar may have noticed that a couple of the middle traffic lights are a little cock-eyed, like the ones at Savage and Main and Cedar and Main. Whatever vehicle was traveling through Lamar on […]
Granada Police Department Hosts Bike/Walk Safety Event
The Granada Police Department held its Bike/Walk Safety Event at the Granada School on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 for grades K-5th. Approximately 90 students participated in the event and learned biking and walking safety tips for being on town streets. They learned the rules of crosswalks, stop and yield signs, right of ways and safely […]
Granada Gets Used Fire Truck, Trustees Ponder a Facebook Site for Town
The Granada Trustees covered topics ranging from the town’s levee inspection to initiating a facebook page on the internet for Town of Granada activities. John McMillan, from the town’s public works department, said new regulations for the levee will be discussed with inspectors when they view some of the updates that have been made, during […]
Forum Highlights Candidates for Sheriff, Commissioner for June 24 Primary
Five candidates, running for two positions in Prowers County, addressed a gathering of about 90 citizens at the Lamar Cultural Events Center in Lamar Thursday evening, May 29. Hosted by Voices of Southeast Colorado and Second Amendment Defenders, the candidates for the June 24 primary for Prowers County Sheriff and Prowers County Commissioner for District […]
State Kicks Off Increased Seat Belt Enforcement for Memorial Holiday
STATEWIDE—Beginning today, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 65 law enforcement agencies throughout Colorado are joining the nationwide Click It or Ticket May Mobilization effort to increase education and enforcement of seat belt laws. Colorado’s efforts coincide with a national Click It or Ticket mobilization that focuses on the […]
CDOT Sends Reminder that Campaign Signs Must be Placed Outside State Right of Way
Signs are not only unlawful, but unsafe. STATEWIDE – Campaign season has begun; and while roadside campaign signs are a common medium for promoting candidates and ballot measures, the Colorado Department of Transportation is reminding campaigners these signs are not permitted in state right of way. Placing campaign, real estate, sales or any other sign […]
Groundwork on Main Street
CDOT employees have been surveying and mapping portions of Main Street in Lamar. According to City Administrator, John Sutherland, this is preliminary work that stems from a recent meeting between CDOT and city officials. The Colorado Department of Transpiration has had long range plans for improvements on Main Street for over a year. Following […]
Telephone Talk Planned for Transportion in S.E. Colorado
Telephone Town Hall Offering Citizens Forum to Talk Transportation in Southeast Colorado LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting a telephone town hall next week for the residents of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, providing an opportunity for them to ask questions and provide input about their regional transportation […]
State Officials Caution the Public About Responsible Marijuana Use During 4/20 Celebrations
STATEWIDE—April 20 is the unofficial holiday of marijuana enthusiasts. If Coloradans and tourists choose to attend any of the events throughout the state, patrons are strongly encouraged to be informed about the laws and partake responsibly. “State agencies, local governments, the marijuana industry and others have worked hard since the passage of Amendment 64 to ensure that […]
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Week Runs March 31 – April 7 in Rural Colorado
It’s a fact: seat belts save lives. But still many people in rural Colorado choose to not to wear one. In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 28 rural law enforcement agencies throughout the state […]
Concluding a Career of Service
Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer for southeast Colorado, came to the end of the road, you might say, with his retirement party held at the Division of Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Lamar this past Friday, March 28. “I started part time in the summer of 1979 without too much of an idea of […]
CDOT Launches New Campaign to Target Marijuana Impaired Driving
CDOT Launches New Campaign to Target Marijuana Impaired Driving Drive High, Get a DUI STATEWIDE—Colorado made history this year by becoming the first state to sell marijuana to anyone over the age of 21. At a press conference this afternoon, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) made history again by announcing the launch of an […]
City Council Breakfast Meeting Covers Roads and Recreation
It will be several more months before the City of Lamar finds out if it can begin updates at the new North Gateway Park using grant funds. This winter the city applied for a ‘Fishing for Fun’ grant from the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife and was recently named CPW’s Southeast Region Partner […]
Ideas for Improved Lamar Main Street Explored
CDOT, Colorado Department of Transportation, measures Main Street in downtown Lamar, 100 feet wide, from door to door for store front businesses. A group of Lamar residents were asked to make improvements for those 100 feet during a meeting held by Britina Associates, a health-oriented consulting firm hired by the City of Lamar, seeking […]
Granada Approves Resolution for SECPA Vote
The Granada Board of Trustees held a brief meeting Wednesday, February 12, during which Mayor C.W. DeForest swore in Austin Friederichs as a Granada Police Department Reserve Officer. He was pinned by his wife Julia as part of the ceremony. The board has scheduled a brief regular meeting for Wednesday, February 26 to vote […]
CDOT Promotes Historic By-Ways in Colorado
Preservation essential Feature of Colorado Byways This Week’s 2014 Saving Places Conference in Denver reminder of connection between history & highways DENVER – The Colorado Byways program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and historic preservation plays a significant role in enhancing the experience for travelers along the state’s lesser-traveled roadways. Nationally, the […]
Local History Stories Wanted
The Prowers County Historical Board and staff at Big Timbers Museum are developing a program which will feature a historically-oriented kiosk which will be displayed at the museum this spring. The kiosk is part of a Wayfaring System in southeast Colorado, featuring 23 kiosks in twelve counties. This group effort with CDOT, Canyons and Plains, […]
2014 DUI Enforcement Kicks Off with 431 Arrests
Fewer alcohol-related fatalities continues as goal for CDOT and law enforcement STATEWIDE—New Year’s Eve celebrations quickly turned sour for many users of Colorado roadways who chose to ring in 2014 by driving impaired. Preliminary reports indicate that 431 people were arrested for DUI during the New Year’s Eve enforcement period in conjunction with the […]
CDOT says Drugs and Driving Don’t Mix
Recreational Marijuana Legal, Impaired Driving Not Colorado DUI Laws Include Marijuana Impaired Driving STATEWIDE—As marijuana becomes available for recreational use throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) remind motorists that it is illegal to drive while impaired by marijuana. Similar to alcohol, there is an established impairment […]