July 2, 2012 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding drivers to anticipate heavy traffic in many areas of the state during 4th of July week.
07-2012
July News Items
July 3, 2012 - UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Project will improve intersection of US 85 and Weld County Road 16.
July 5, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close one lane of eastbound Interstate 70 through the Twin Tunnels and near Floyd Hill next week. Drilling, surveying and design work is taking place in advance of the upcoming I-70 widening project.
July 6, 2012 - UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Project expected finish in December 2012.
July 6, 2012 - UPCOMING OPEN HOUSES - Study will explore high speed rail options along Front Range.
July 6, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Please see next week's impacts highlighted below.
July 6, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - MESA COUNTY – All traffic is shifted onto the eastbound lanes of I-70 between Mack and Fruita to make way for major resurfacing of a 4.6-mile section of the interstate.
July 6, 2012 - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Beginning Tuesday, July 10 and lasting through next Friday, July 13, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be using a pilot car on the State Highway (SH) 72 resurfacing project north of Nederland and the SH 119 intersection.
July 6, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 and Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Beginning Monday, July 9, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be routing traffic to a detour on State Highway (SH) 14 over Cameron Pass to allow for excavation work on the south side of the highway.
July 6, 2012 - Statewide - With rain predicted in the forecast as soon as this afternoon, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) would like to remind motorists driving on state highways that with the recent wildfires throughout the state, the highways are at high risk for flooding, washouts, mudslides, and rocks/debris/trees being washed into the road.
July 6, 2012 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - SUMMIT COUNTY – Work leveling the landslide formation on Interstate 70, known as the “Big Bump,” about one mile west of the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnel (EJMT), shifts to full-time construction on Monday, July 9.
July 9, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 10, through Thursday, July 12, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will perform minor highway maintenance work on eastbound I-70 at Vail Pass from mile marker (MM) 181 to MM 184.
July 9, 2012 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Paving will be limited to the West and East side of Mancos.
July 9, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 and Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - State Highway 14 is now open west of Ted’s Place/US 287 intersection. Earlier today, crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) closed the highway when rainfall in the area caused some loose rocks and debris to come down on the highway.
July 9, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has closed all lanes of US 24 north of Leadville at mile marker 165 south of Red Cliff.
July 10, 2012 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) begins a three-bridge improvement project on U.S. 160 next week, east and west of Pritchett.
July 10, 2012 - Central Colorado/CDOT Regions 1 and 3 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is advising drivers to be prepared for a large number of bicyclists traveling the highways in various locations between Bergen Park and Avon on Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.
July 10, 2012 - Northwest Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has one lane of US 24 open to traffic north of Leadville at mile marker 165 south of Red Cliff.
July 10, 2012 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has completely closed US 24 in both directions to all traffic, including local, north of Leadville at mile marker 165 south of Red Cliff.
July 11, 2012 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), per a request from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), is closing the Waldo Canyon Trailhead until further notice.
