August 24, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DENVER – Starting at 8 p.m. on Friday, August 24th and continuing until noon on Sunday, August 26, 2012, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will continue bridge deck rehabilitation on eastbound and westbound I-70 over Old Golden Road, which is near Colfax Avenue.
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August News Items
August 24, 2012 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - FREMONT COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reopened State Highway (SH) 67 to through traffic between Florence and Wetmore last night.
August 24, 2012 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - COLORADO SPRINGS – Powers Boulevard (State Highway 21) converts from an expressway to a four-lane freeway between Research Parkway and Old Ranch Road on Saturday, August 25.
August 24, 2012 - PROJECT UPDATE - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - South Broadway traffic switch and partial 7th Street intersection closure begin this Monday
August 24, 2012 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - BOULDER, DENVER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES — Stage Six of the USA Pro Challenge takes place tomorrow, Saturday, August 25.
August 24, 2012 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Work done at night to ease impacts to travelers.
August 24, 2012 - LONE TREE – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close two lanes of southbound Interstate 25 on Monday, August 27, just south of the RidgeGate Parkway Interchange, for a bridge inspection.
August 28, 2012 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DENVER— Tonight, August 28, through August 30, 2012, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will conduct bridge work for the new southbound I-25 bridge over Santa Fe Drive.
August 30, 2012 - CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE - No work to take place over the weekend due to Labor Day holiday.
August 30, 2012 - Traffic Safety - Cops make an average of 50 DUI arrests per day since National Crackdown began Aug. 17.
August 30, 2012 - UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - EAGLE/SUMMIT COUNTIES — Beginning Tuesday, September 4, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin the resurfacing of the Vail Pass recreation path from Bighorn Road in east Vail to the top of Vail Pass. Work on the path is expected to finish in early October of this year.
August 30, 2012 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close the top portion of the Mount Evans Highway – State Highway 5 – for the season on Tuesday, September 4, at 7 a.m.
August 30, 2012 - Traffic Safety - DENVER — Nearly 40% of motorcycle fatalities in Colorado involve alcohol, which is why the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is launching its “Don’t Ruin the Ride” motorcycle safety campaign this Labor Day Weekend.
August 30, 2012 - Traffic Safety - El Paso County Ranked Highest for Motorcycle Fatalities in 2011.
August 30, 2012 - PROJECT UPDATE - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Traffic signal at the bridge site will take place of previous detour.
August 31, 2012 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding commercial vehicle drivers that beginning on Saturday, September 1, commercial vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds and traveling Interstate 70 between Dotsero (mile 133) and Morrison (mile 259) must carry sufficient chains along this segment until May 31, 2013.
August 31, 2012 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - SUMMIT COUNTY – Rock mitigation work gets underway along Interstate 70 next week, about three miles east of Silverthorne at mile 208, requiring daytime traffic stops for several days.
August 31, 2012 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Passing lanes added within a four-mile section.
August 31, 2012 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - CAŇON CITY – Waterline work will close the center median area of U.S. 50 (Royal Gorge Boulevard) between 3rd and 15th streets. The project begins on Tuesday, September 4, and continues through mid-November.
August 31, 2012 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Project receives FASTER safety funding.
