06-2012

June News Items
CDOT Names New Audit Division Director

June 6, 2012 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER, Colorado – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT has named Barbara J. Gold of Denver to the post of Director of the CDOT Division of Audit.

Clear Creek Canyon Highway Reopens Tomorrow

June 7, 2012 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - JEFFERSON COUNTY – U.S. 6 though Clear Creek Canyon opens for the weekend at 10 a.m. tomorrow between the junction of State Highways (SH) 58 and 93 in Golden and SH 119.

One Lane Closure on I-70 near Eisenhower Tunnel Tonight

June 7, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is canceling tonight’s full closure of eastbound Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel (EJMT), allowing one lane to be open from the EJMT to the Loveland Pass exit, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. tomorrow.

I-70 Glenwood Canyon Concrete Joint Replacement

June 7, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - GARFIELD COUNTY – Nearly every year, the Colorado Department of Transportation repairs or replaces some of the modular joints on concrete bridge decks in Glenwood Canyon (and on the state’s other highly traveled corridors). These steel joints allow bridge structures to expand and contract.

Sign Installation in Pueblo Continues Next Week

June 8, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PUEBLO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) canceled last night’s sign installation project on Interstate 25 due to high winds and is rescheduling the work for next week.

Overnight Lane Closures at Twin Tunnels

June 8, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close one lane of eastbound and/or westbound Interstate 70 through the Twin Tunnels area next week. Surveying and design work is taking place in advance of the upcoming I-70 widening project.

Asphalt Paving Project Begins Tonight on I-25 Near Lincoln Avenue

June 10, 2012 - NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DOUGLAS COUNTY – Tonight, June 10, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin a resurfacing project on I-25 from Lincoln Avenue north to C-470. The project will rotomill and pave approximately one mile of I-25 in asphalt.

I-70 Frontage Road Closure

June 11, 2012 -TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - IDAHO SPRINGS – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is closing the Interstate 70 Frontage Road (County Road 314), at the east end of Idaho Springs, on Tuesday, June 12, as preparations begin for an upcoming reconstruction project.

US 40 Bridge Closed Tomorrow over I-70

June 11, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close the U.S. 40 bridge over Interstate 70 (Empire Junction) tomorrow for rotomilling and asphalt patching operations.