Utility & Special Use
About Our Program
The CDOT Utilities and Special Use program is primarily responsible for providing services in the following two areas:
Utility/Highway Project Coordination
Regional utilities engineers work with other CDOT employees and utility companies to identify the utilities that are located within highway project boundaries and coordinate any necessary relocation of these facilities to facilitate highway construction activities.
Utility & Special Use Permitting
CDOT issues Utility and Special Use Permits to external entities for managing utility installations and other work within state highway right-of-ways, encompassing activities such as utility construction, special events, and heavy-duty towing operations.
Contacts by Region/Area
Click on the region or location area below to get contact information for each area across Colorado.
Counties Served: Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin and Jefferson Counties and most of Broomfield.
Permit Writers Contact
Jacquelyn Jobe
2829 W. Howard Place
Denver, CO 80204
303-512-4272
Fax: 303-757-9886
[email protected]
Program Managers Contact
Steve Loeffler
2829 W. Howard Place
Denver, CO 80204
303-757-9891
[email protected]
Permit Writers Contact
Gabe Martinez
5615 Wills Blvd., Suite A
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-251-7830
[email protected]
Program Managers Contact
Adam Lancaster
5615 Wills Blvd., Suite A
Pueblo, CO 81008
719-562-5540
[email protected]
Permit Writers Contact
Joel Berschauer
222 South Sixth St., Room 100
Grand Junction, CO 81501
970-683-6288
Fax: 970-683-6290
[email protected]
Program Managers Contact
Joe Carter
222 South Sixth St., Room 100
Grand Junction, CO 81501
970-683-6209
Fax: 970-683-6290
[email protected]
Permit Writers Contact
Mike Shepherd
10601 West 10th St.
Greeley, CO 80634
970-324-4823
[email protected]
Program Managers Contact
Tim Bilobran
10601 West 10th St.
Greeley, CO 80634
970-302-4022
[email protected]
Permit Writers Contact
Diane Johnston
3803 N. Main Ave., Suite 100
Durango, CO 81301
970-385-3630
Fax: 970-385-8361
[email protected]
Program Managers Contact
Kevin Walters
3803 N. Main Ave. Suite 100
Durango, CO 81301
970-385-1407
Fax: 970-385-1410
[email protected]
Utility & Special Use Forms
- Utility/Special Use Online Permit Application Portal
- Example of Utility/Special Use Permit Standard Provisions
- Terms and Conditions of Fiber Infrastructure in Right of Way (ROW)
Starting Dec. 21, 2023, entities wishing to install fiber in CDOT ROW can apply for a Special Use - Fiber Permit and pay an initial and annual fee for access to the ROW. To do so, follow the Utility/Special Use Online Permit Application Portal. For a Special Use - Fiber Permits, Utility/Special Use Permit Standard Provisions will apply as well as these Terms and Conditions of Fiber Infrastructure in ROW. If you prefer following CDOT’s unsolicited proposal process and in-kind compensation, please review this webpage: codot.gov/programs/intelligent-transportation-systems/fiber-leases-right-of-way-use.
Additional Resources
- Environmental Clearances Information Summary For Entities External to CDOT
(e.g. Utility, Special Use and Access permittees) - CDOT's Terms and Conditions of Small Cell Permits and Small Cell Infrastructure in Public Right-of-Way Design Guidelines
Starting May 8, 2020, initial Small Cell Permit fees will no longer be paid by invoices generated and mailed from CDOT twice per year. You will be able to pay Small Cell Permit fees via Paypal, check or money order at the time of your permit application. Payment of your initial Small Cell fee must be received prior to the Small Cell Permit being issued. Recurring Small Cell fees are due annually on the date of the issued permit, You will be notified 30 days before the recurring Small Cell fee is due. - Applicants for installation or maintenance of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in CDOT ROW must be a Colorado law enforcement agency. The applicant must follow CDOT’s ALPRs Procedures including working with and gaining signature approval from Colorado State Patrol on an ALPR Evaluation and Checklist and reviewing and agreeing to CDOT’s Terms and Conditions of ALPRs. The applicant must comply with all of CDOT’s Terms and Conditions for ALPRs at all times and all other permit provisions.
