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Colorado bill reshaping RTD board advances

Updated 5 days ago

A proposal to reshape the Regional Transportation District’s leadership easily cleared a committee vote Wednesday, advancing the bill sponsors say is needed to revive a...

CDOT begins installing 66 new highway cameras

Updated 7 days ago

The Colorado Department of Transportation started construction on a project to install 66 new traffic cameras across the state, many of them in remote mountain...

Colorado justices restore RTD subcontractor’s award, reject ‘drastic’ view of public works law

Updated 1 week ago

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday restored a $5.7 million award to a company that helped build a commuter rail line and, in doing so,...

Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado

Updated 2 weeks ago

New data shows Colorado’s hands-free law is curbing distracted driving on the state’s highways and has helped prevent nearly 600 crashes, more than 400 injuries...

Colorado lawmakers push legislation to shrink RTD board, increase pay as ridership struggles persist

Updated 2 weeks ago

Denver residents question funding, local transport aspects of Front Range Passenger Rail

Updated 3 weeks ago

CDOT pivots from snowplowing to wildfire mitigation along highways

Updated 3 weeks ago

Denver airport hasn’t had notice ICE agents will assist TSA yet. Wait times are short, though

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado, other states oppose proposal to require EV chargers be made with 100% domestic components

Updated 4 weeks ago

Denver airport gears up for spring break as TSA employees miss first paycheck

Updated 1 month ago

Front Range Passenger Rail pitches to Colorado Springs ahead of possible ballot measure

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado Senate presses transportation director to increase funding for Morgan County roads

Updated 2 months ago

Here’s what to know about the Homeland Security shutdown starting this weekend

Updated 2 months ago

Denver, other DMVs to close this weekend for statewide tech upgrade

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate lawsuit challenging an executive order invoking the National Emergencies Act that President Donald Trump issued on the...

Denver gas prices surge but diesel mix-up not to blame, expert says

Updated 3 months ago

Denver gas prices surged 16.6 cents per gallon last week, but one expert said the public should not blame the hike on a recent diesel...

Vince Bzdek: Coloradans are fed up with the high price of cars

Updated 3 months ago

Car buyers in Colorado – and America – are fed up. Cars are too damn expensive. The average price of a new car broke the...

Centennial Airport announces new snow equipment to keep air ambulances in flight

Updated 3 months ago

It may not be a snowy season in metro Denver — yet — but the Centennial Airport is prepared. The airport, which houses multiple aircraft...

Colorado eyes shift in particulate oversight amid EV push

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado PUC slates January hearings on natural gas plan, transmission line appeal, railroad rules

Updated 4 months ago

Denver selects Veo to replace Bird, Lime as scooter operator

Updated 4 months ago

U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans demands action from Gov. Jared Polis, as Colorado roads rank near bottom nationally

Updated 4 months ago

RTD’s changes to disability transport faces legal challenge

Updated 4 months ago

Coalition urges Gov. Jared Polis to move forward with Northern Front Range passenger rail project

Updated 5 months ago

Littleton breaks ground on Santa Fe Drive ‘quadrant road’ intersection to address traffic congestion

Updated 5 months ago

Colfax BRT project gets $2 million boost for post-design services

Updated 5 months ago

DIA to cut flights until government shutdown ends

Updated 5 months ago

As bike deaths spike, shop owners opposed to infrastructure changes decry bullying

Updated 6 months ago

Colorado steps up EV rebates as federal credits vanish

Updated 6 months ago

With the national electric vehicle incentives having expired on September 30 due to new federal legislation, Colorado is revving up its Vehicle...

Air traffic controllers report to work, as Denver airports brace for impact should federal shutdown linger

Updated 6 months ago

After Democrats and Republicans failed to agree on a plan to keep the U.S. government funded, several federal agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administration, are...

Self-Driving CDOT crash truck protects highway workers

Updated 7 months ago

Highway work zone crashes kill hundreds of people nationwide each year — two Colorado workers last year — but a new driverless, autonomous highway maintenance...

Colorado faces budget deficit as lawmakers consider $2 billion more in spending

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado lawmakers this month began reviewing the state’s spending plan for the next fiscal year in the face of tight revenues and a budget deficit...