Tag: cdot
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Van carrying hockey team crashes with CDOT plow, driver dead
The driver of a van carrying a hockey team from California died Thursday morning after a Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow crashed into it, and several other cars, according to the Colorado State Patrol. Eight others in the van, including four children and three adults, were taken to Denver Health by ambulance after the…
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Colorado traffic deaths climb to 701 in 2025 as officials push new safety measures
There were 701 traffic fatalities on state roads in 2025 — a roughly 2% increase from 2024, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and Department of Revenue announced at a news conference Friday. Officials noted that last year ended a period of declining deaths and reflected warm November and December weather that boosted…
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Largest wildlife bridge in North America is now complete, says Colorado Department of Transportation
The Greenland Overpass is a unique solution to a unique situation, says Chuck Attardo, I-25 south corridor environmental project manager for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Few places on the continent have a similar confluence of human activity and wildness like the Interstate 25 corridor between Castle Rock and Colorado Springs. An eight-lane highway handling…
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CDOT did not violate constitutional rights of outdoor advertising company, appeals court says
Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last month that the Colorado Department of Transportation did not violate the constitutional rights of an outdoor advertising company by denying two permits for billboards in Adams County. StreetMediaGroup, LLC argued CDOT violated its right to equal protection under the law by allowing “large, influential competitors” to maintain signs not in…
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Self-Driving CDOT crash truck protects highway workers
Highway work zone crashes kill hundreds of people nationwide each year — two Colorado workers last year — but a new driverless, autonomous highway maintenance truck in Colorado aims to shield workers from deadly rear-end collisions by taking the hit itself. At a press event in Falcon on Monday, the Colorado Department of Transportation demonstrated…
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Overnight road closures coming to southeast Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation has plans to repave, which will cause overnight closures at the intersection of South Powers Boulevard and Milton E. Proby Parkway. Milton E. Proby Parkway will be closed Sunday, Aug. 24 to Thursday, Aug. 28 from 7 p.m. to 4…
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Ballot measures look to shift taxes to roads in response to transportation funding shortfall
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pair of measures proposing a new way to provide additional funding for Colorado’s roads, bridges and highways could be headed to the ballot next November. The initiatives, backed by retired contractor Donald Hanneman and retired tech executive Michael Hancock, would require all state revenue…
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Colorado Springs traffic updates: Work nears finish line on emergency Manitou Springs road closure
The city of Manitou Springs is finishing up major sewer line repairs, while construction and closures continue on South Academy Boulevard. Here’s where the cones will be around Colorado Springs this upcoming week. South Academy Boulevard Closures continue in the ongoing, multi-million dollar Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project through the Colorado Department of…
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Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 to and from and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass is not for cars or humans. “Elk love big open structures,” said Chuck Attardo, I-25 South…
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Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife Overpass is not for cars or humans. “Elk love big open structures,” said Chuck Attardo, I-25 South…