All Entries Tagged With: "Colorado Department of Transportation"
Public Invited to Lamar’s Main Street Open House
Meeting to Detail Upcoming Highway 287 Improvements LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting an open house next month regarding the U.S. 287 (Main Street) Reconstruction Project through Lamar. Work is scheduled to begin this spring. It will be held on Monday, Feb. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at […]
Gov. Hickenlooper Announces All Damaged Highways Will Reopen Before Thanksgiving
DENVER — Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013 — With this week’s opening of U.S. 34 and next week’s planned opening of State Highway 7, all highways damaged by the September flooding will reopen days ahead of the Dec. 1 goal. “The united effort of the Colorado Department of Transportation and its road repair partners has been […]
CDOT Encourages Motorists to Prepare for Winter
STATEWIDE– This week, October 20 through October 26 is Colorado Winter Weather Preparedness Week and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is encouraging Coloradans to prepare their vehicle for the winter ahead. “We have already experienced winter weather in many areas across the state and we know it can strike again at any time,” said […]
Public Invited to Statewide Transit Plan Open Houses
STATEWIDE – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Division of Transit and Rail is in the process of developing its first ever comprehensive Statewide Transit Plan, providing a framework for creating an integrated transit system that meets the mobility needs of Coloradans. Over the next month CDOT will be holding public open houses around the state […]
Udall, Bennet Welcome Swift Release of $30 Million in Emergency Transportation Funds for Flood Recovery
Colorado Senators Pledge to Keep Pressing for Swift Release of Additional Aid, Recovery Funds U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet welcomed the U.S. Department of Transportation’s decision today to release $30 million in disaster assistance funds to jumpstart road, highway, bridge and transit repairs following the massive flooding along the Front Range and in […]
CDOT Launches Share the Road, Friend Campaign
“Life has enough problems. Share the road, friend.” STATEWIDE—In an effort to reduce injuries and fatalities on Colorado roads, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) launched a statewide public awareness campaign that encourages all road users to uphold their mutual responsibility to share the road. Since 2002, Colorado has seen an increase in pedestrian fatalities […]
CDOT Offers Multiple Resources for Traveler Information This Winter
All are free and are offered statewide STATEWIDE — As part of Winter Weather Awareness Week, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) would like to remind motorists of the numerous free resources CDOT provides for obtaining traffic, road condition, and highway information. CDOT urges motorists to utilize these resources before you travel to ensure you […]
Kit Carson Highway 40/287 Project Resumes
April 5, 2012 – Work is resuming for the season on the U.S. 40/287 reconstruction project through Kit Carson. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project is resurfacing 2.3-miles of highway with concrete, installing new water and sewer lines, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and new street lighting. It also consists of reconfiguring the State Highway 59 […]