Tag: cdot
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Road closures around Colorado: Updated list
While the big snow storm that dumped more than 20 inches of snow in some metro areas around Colorado is over, some weather-related highway closures persisted through Saturday. U.S. 24 between Colorado Springs and Limon, and southbound Interstate 25 from Pueblo New Mexico, were both closed Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.…
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Colorado DMV teaming up with Uber to prevent DUIs this Halloween
This Halloween, the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles is launching a new campaign to prevent DUIs in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Transportation and Uber. The campaign, titled “DUIs are Scary,” will be giving away 1000 $7 Uber vouchers starting Halloween morning. The vouchers will be exclusively available on the DMV’s Instagram page (@coloradodmv)…
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Traffic stop leads to large meth bust, firearms seizure in El Paso County
A traffic stop led to the discovery of methamphetamines and an illegal firearm on Monday. An El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputy was near Constitution Avenue and Marksheffel Road working under a Colorado Department of Transportation High Visibility Traffic Grant when the deputy initiated a traffic stop around 7:30 a.m. The driver, identified as 44-year-old…
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Semi-truck crash closes I-25 in southern Colorado
A traffic crash closed northbound Interstate 25 south of Walsenburg Tuesday morning. The crash was near northbound mile-marker 41, close to the border of Huerfano and Las Animas counties. A Colorado Department of Transportation traffic camera in the area appeared to show crews working to right a semi-truck that had tipped over. Based on the…
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Southbound I-25 faces intermittent closures Thursday morning in Colorado Springs
The left lane of southbound I-25 between Garden of the Gods Road and Fillmore Street has been intermittently closed following a crash Thursday morning. Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Caitlin Ford said at 7:48 a.m. officers received reports of a vehicle-motorcycle crash within the impacted area. No injuries were reported from the scene, Ford said.…
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3 dead, including 2 CDOT employees, in crash near Grand Junction
Two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were among three who died Wednesday in a crash along U.S. Route 6 in Mesa County. According to Colorado State Patrol, at 10:42 a.m., troopers received reports of the crash along westbound U.S. 6 near mile marker 40, between Grand Junction and Palisade. State Patrol investigators said a Jeep…
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Nightly closures of portions of South Academy Blvd. start Monday
A portion of South Academy Boulevard will close overnight beginning Monday to continue work on the bridge deck overlay as part of the Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project. According to from the Colorado Department of Transportation, beginning Monday night, portions of east and westbound South Academy Boulevard. under Interstate 25 as part of…
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Colorado State Patrol investigates fatal crash on U.S. 50 near Rocky Ford; detours in place
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash at U.S. 50 near mile post 370, just east of Rocky Ford. Eastbound 50 is closed with a detour in place. According to State Patrol, the crash involved a passenger vehicle with one occupant and a Colorado Division of Transportation dump truck. According to a press release…
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Closures ahead on major Colorado Springs roads
Colorado Springs drivers have new construction delays and closures in store along major routes. Here are construction updates for the week of July 14. Interstate 25 The Colorado Department of Transportation says a portion of northbound I-25 will be closed between Mesa Ridge Parkway and South Academy Boulevard during nighttime hours on July 18. The…
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Ongoing CDOT construction project to close I-25 south of Colorado Springs
Drivers will see a full closure of Interstate 25 soon as part of a multi-phase improvement project. The Colorado Department of Transportation said that crews will be implementing a lane switch on the interstate between the Santa Fe Avenue and Mesa Ridge Parkway, with accompanying closures to include the full roadway on June 20. Lane…