April 10, 2014 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - ALAMOSA, CO – The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a project this Monday, April 14, to improve the section of US 285 south of US 160 Alamosa.
04-2014
April News Items
April 10, 2014 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - SUPERIOR/LOUISVILLE – As part of the US 36 Express Lanes Project, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close eastbound and westbound US 36 overnight from Interlocken Loop to McCaslin Boulevard on Friday, April 11, 9:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.
April 11, 2014 - Traffic Safety - STATEWIDE—U drive. U text. U pay. Coinciding with Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launched a powerful new advertising campaign aimed at teens, which depicts with brutal honesty what can happen when driving distracted.
April 11, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - Work set to resume to widen final southbound segment.
April 11, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PUEBLO — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the City of Pueblo will dedicate the “Gateway Monuments” on the 4th Street Bridge next week.
April 11, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - EL PASO COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation will shift traffic on U.S. 24 from the westbound lanes to the eastbound lanes, about one mile west of Manitou Springs, on Saturday, April 12, as part of a project to improve water flow under the highway.
April 11, 2014 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - IDAHO SPRINGS – Work on the Westbound Twin Tunnels project is underway.
April 11, 2014 - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - Motorists can expect night work during weekdays
April 11, 2014 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - DURANGO, CO — CDOT and Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. are making good progress on the US 160/550 Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) project scheduled for completion in mid-August. This past week crews installed curb and gutter, as well as raised crosswalks for increased pedestrian safety at College Drive.
April 11, 2014 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Spring snowmelt and some periodic adverse conditions in the mountains will keep Colorado Department of Transportation crews readied for winter maintenance, but crews have been tackling summer maintenance projects as weather permits.
April 14, 2014 - Statewide Traffic Safety - Many rural drivers took their life in their hands and now they are out $65 because they didn’t do something that takes less than two seconds—buckle their seat belt. During the Click It or Ticket rural enforcement period that occurred from March 31 to April 6, law enforcement agencies throughout rural Colorado issued 1,716 citations to drivers who weren’t buckled up.
April 14, 2014 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - WESTMINSTER – The girders on the remaining portion of the new Sheridan Boulevard bridge will be installed over the course of three nights as part of the US 36 Express Lanes Project.
April 14, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - EL PASO COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation will shift traffic on U.S. 24 from the westbound lanes to the eastbound lanes tonight, as part of a project to improve water flow under the highway.
April 15, 2014 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - Crews work to create safe work area for rock face blasting .
April 15, 2014 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - DURANGO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting a telephone town hall next week for the residents of Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma and San Juan counties, providing them with an opportunity to ask questions and provide input about their regional transportation priorities.
April 15, 2014 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - DENVER/WESTERN COLORADO —The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has closed US 40 in both directions from Soda Creek to El Rancho due to a sinkhole that has developed on the roadway.
April 15, 2014 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - *RAMP funding accelerates the work.
April 16, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - Technology is a first in Colorado
April 17, 2014 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting a telephone town hall next week for the residents of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, providing an opportunity for them to ask questions and provide input about their regional transportation priorities.
April 17, 2014 - Traffic Safety - STATEWIDE—April 20 is the unofficial holiday of marijuana enthusiasts. If Coloradans and tourists choose to attend any of the events throughout the state, patrons are strongly encouraged to be informed about the laws and partake responsibly.
