September 1, 2011 - Statewide Transportation Plan - STATEWIDE— The last major summer holiday is nearing and that means motorists can expect more vehicles on Colorado highways.
09-2011
September News Items
September 1, 2011 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Work is in anticipation of highway project scheduled to begin in January 2012.
September 1, 2011 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER—As the deadline for Congressional action to preserve funding for critical transportation projects and maintain private-sector engineering and construction jobs approaches, the Colorado Transportation Commission is asking Congress to do the right thing and ensure that federal highway and transit programs and projects don’t shut down.
September 1, 2011 - September 1 marks the reinstatement of Wildlife Zones and lowered nighttime speed limits on some key corridors.
September 1, 2011 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DENVER – Today, September 1st, officials from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), signed the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan that will allow the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to move forward with adding express lanes and other improvements to the US 36 corridor between Pecos Street and Interlocken Loop.
September 2, 2011 - UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - BOULDER COUNTY — On Tuesday, September 6, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin a 4.5-mile surface treatment project on State Highway (SH) 52 from SH 119 to US 287.
September 2, 2011 - Traffic Safety - Denver, CO (September 02, 2011) – With the hottest August on record behind us, the Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies across the state are turning up the heat by increasing DUI enforcement for the Labor Day holiday weekend with a goal of zero drug- or alcohol-related fatalities.
September 2, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be closing Interstate 25 at Woodmen Road next week, allowing the sign structure that crosses the highway to be painted.
September 2, 2011 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - MORGAN COUNTY — Next Tuesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 7, US 34 will be closed at mile marker (MM) 173 in Brush to allow for railroad repairs.
September 2, 2011 - CASTLE ROCK – Lane and ramp closures are scheduled next week as part of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) State Highway 86 (Founders Parkway) reconstruction project.
September 2, 2011 - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - GREELEY– The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has extended the original 30-day comment period for the North I-25 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) to 45 days, ending on October 3, 2011 in order to give the public and local entities more time to review the comprehensive document.
September 2, 2011 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - SUMMIT COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is paving two short segments of Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and the Eisenhower Tunnel next week.
September 2, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PROWERS COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be chip sealing U.S. 50 in and near Holly for a couple of days next week.
September 6, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - SPRINGFIELD, CO. – Railroad work will require a closure of U.S. 287 through a section of Springfield next week.
September 6, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Twin bridges closed until summer 2012 – motorists, cyclists will detour onto US 50.
September 8, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Hanging Lake Trailhead accessible to pedestrians, cyclists from east.
September 8, 2011 -Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3- Right-lane closure on eastbound I-70 in the Canyon required for crane, additional equipment and access.
September 8, 2011 - UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Sensors will help motorists plan for driving conditions in the area.
September 9, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - SPRINGFIELD, CO. – The railroad work scheduled in Springfield next week is being postponed.
September 9, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - COLORADO SPRINGS – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is rescheduling the closure of northbound Interstate 25 at Woodmen Road until next week.
