US 287 from US 36 to CO 7 Intelligent Transportation System installation

Project Complete!

This project installed fiber optic cable along US 287 from US 36 to CO 7. This will accommodate the future implementation of the intelligent transportation system (ITS), which will include the use of connected vehicles (aka, driverless cars).

Project work, estimated to cost $3 million (and valued at $15 million), was completed during the day, Monday - Friday, through November 2016.

Project Team

  • Project Engineer(s): Jill Scott
  • Contractor(s): Zayo, Paonia, Fiber Works and Dillie and Kuhn
    CDOT has shared its right-of-way and existing infrastructure with Zayo, in exchange for its construction work on this project.