Tag: cdot
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Statewide traffic deaths down for the first time in years, CDOT reports
Roads throughout Colorado saw an annual decrease in traffic deaths for the first time since 2019, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Department of Transportation. According to CDOT officials, the state saw a total of 716 traffic deaths in 2023, amounting to a 6% decrease in traffic deaths since 2022. Additionally, Colorado roadways…
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CDOT rollover simulator visualizes dangers of driving without seatbelt
A CDOT media campaign previewed in Pueblo featured a rollover simulator that illustrates visually the severity of a violent crash, repeatedly rotating a full-size vehicle cabin with a driver-test dummy inside. The display demonstrates the difference between wearing a seatbelt, and the consequences of not. (Video by Pueblo County/CDOT)
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NEWS | Officials celebrate interchange completion in future Powers Boulevard/I-25 link
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 to celebrate the interchange completion in future Powers Boulevard/I-25 link in northern Colorado Springs.
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NEWS | Groundbreaking for CDOT road safety project
CDOT celebrates beginning of $159 million road safety project to Colorado Springs military posts.
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Reconstruction plans for major Colorado Springs intersection clear $43 million budget hurdle
Long-awaited plans to reconstruct a major intersection in northern Colorado Springs where home construction is booming will move ahead after budget shortfalls held up the project for more than a year. State transportation officials announced Thursday that $25.5 million in federal stimulus money will help pay for the estimated $43.6 million “shovel ready” Powers Boulevard…
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NEWS | Denver’s Central 70 project is troubling residents
The Colorado Department of Transportation’s massive project to reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 70 is creating concerns for nearby residents in the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods. (Video by Skyler Ballard & Katie Klann)
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Colorado Springs residents can get free Lyft coupons for New Year’s Eve
The Colorado Department of Transportation is giving out 200 Lyft ride credits worth $10 each to Colorado Springs residents for New Year’s Eve, the agency announced in a news release. The freebies are an incentive for residents to drive sober or use alternative means to get home, such as ride sharing. In order to receive…
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Colorado Springs residents can get free Lyft coupons for New Year’s Eve
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation is giving out 200 Lyft ride credits worth $10 each to Colorado Springs residents for New Year’s Eve, the agency announced in a news release. The freebies are an incentive for residents to drive sober or use alternative means to…
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CDOT looking for 100-plus snowplow drivers before winter arrives
Winter is coming and snowplow drivers are needed throughout Colorado. The Colorado Department of Transportation is gearing up for another busy winter season as it looks to fill more than 100 positions to help plow and maintain roads across the state. According to a press release from CDOT, permanent and seasonal full- and part-time positions…