04-2016

April News Items
CDOT Remembers Fallen Colleagues

April 14, 2016 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Southwest/south-central Colorado - Employees statewide from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) honored fellow employees who have died in the line of duty during the department’s 22nd Annual Remembrance Day.

CDOT Accepting Requests for Transportation Alternatives Program Funding

April 18, 2016 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is accepting applications for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which allocates federal funds to projects that expands travel choices, strengthens local economies, improves quality of life and protects the environment.

Overnight Closure of Garrison Street This Week

April 18, 2016 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - LAKEWOOD – Garrison Street will be closed at U.S. 6 from 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20, until 4:30 a.m. Thursday for final striping operations on Garrison.

CR 308/I-70 Frontage Road Closed I/2 Mile East of Empire Junction Due to Rockfall

April 20, 2016 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY– The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the north side of County Road 308, the Interstate 70 frontage road, about a half mile east of Empire Junction in Clear Creek County due to a large rock slide and unstable rock remaining above the roadway.

Ute Pass Flooding Procedures Begin May 1

April 20, 2016 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - EL PASO COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) flash flooding protocol for U.S. 24, west of Colorado Springs, remains the same in 2016. v

I-25 night work resumes tonight between Lincoln Avenue and County Line Road

April 20, 2016 - Metro Denver Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - LONE TREE – As weather permits, northbound and southbound I-25 lane closures will be in place from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday through Thursday for several weeks while crews prepare for and place final lane striping between Lincoln Avenue and County Line Road.