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Colorado OKs $1.7 billion in transportation projects over next five years
The Colorado Department of Transportation on Thursday announced $1.7 billion in new projects for the next five years, adding to the department’s ongoing decade-long infrastructure plan. The $1.7 billion adds to $2.2 billion in previous investments for the state’s 10 Year Plan, totaling nearly $4 billion for transportation projects, such as fixing roads and bridges,…
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Colorado’s I-70 Floyd Hill Project awarded $100 million in federal grant
A federal grant program awarded Colorado $100 million to fund infrastructure improvements to the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor. The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the award Friday from the Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highway Projects grant program. The funds will go to the I-70 Floyd Hill Project, which plans to address traffic and safety…
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Colorado to receive state’s largest federal investment in green transit projects
Colorado is set to receive $51 million in grants from the Federal Transit Administration to help fund low- and zero-emission transit programs throughout the state. These funds will be the largest federal investment the state has ever gotten for green transit projects, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The money will go to six…
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CDOT warns of increased traffic over holiday weekend
The Colorado Department of Transportation is predicting heavier-than-normal traffic this weekend in many parts of the state due to President’s Day. The surge of traffic is anticipated to begin on Friday along westbound Interstate 70 and other mountain highways and should continue through Monday. Officials said increased traffic is expected to continue on the weekends…
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Colorado lawmakers discuss economic recovery during legislative preview event
Colorado legislators on Monday spoke about improving the availability of affordable housing, bolstering the state’s education levels and helping businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic during the ninth annual Business Legislative Preview by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Fenberg and Speaker of the House Alec Garnett represented Democrats, while Senate Minority…
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Colorado warns of heavy traffic over Christmas weekend
The Colorado Department of Transportation is predicting heavier-than-normal traffic over the weekend in many parts of the state due to the Christmas holiday. The department is suspending all construction projects statewide from Thursday through Monday and from Dec. 30 through Jan. 3. “The holiday season is a busy time for travel, as Coloradans and visitors…
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Express yourself: All lanes on I-25 South ‘Gap’ now open
Drivers along the 18-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between Monument and Castle Rock can get to their destinations quicker now that state transportation officials have opened new express lanes in each direction of the highway. The express lanes opened around midnight Friday morning for testing, about three weeks after state and local leaders celebrated the…
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State fraud hotline generates investigations that rarely see light of day
Colorado auditors have been investigating for more than two years whether fraud occurred at the Colorado’s Secretary of State’s Office when Wayne Williams headed it as an elected official. Williams, a Republican who lost his re-election bid for secretary of state in 2018 and is now an at-large Colorado Springs city councilmember, said he has…
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State to begin increased DUI enforcement going into Thanksgiving
The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are increasing DUI enforcement across the state from Saturday to Nov. 30 to account for drunk driving over Thanksgiving. Last year, 99 agencies arrested 430 impaired drivers statewide during the Thanksgiving enforcement period. “Make plans for safe and sober driving before the…
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COLUMN | Beware The Gap: The drive to Denver has never been more enraging, risky or tedious | David Ramsey
You know the feeling. You search for courage, wisdom and patience as the immense task approaches. Your heart races. Your mouth goes dry. Are you worthy to face the challenge? Yes, you are preparing to face the perils of “The Gap” and the drive from Colorado Springs to Denver. The ride to Denver never has…