roads
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Meeting future El Paso County road needs would cost $2.44 billion
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El Paso County would need $2.44 billion to build all the projects outlined in a new transportation plan nearing completion. The Major Transportation Corridors Plan outlines 20 years of projects for the community and helps guide the roadwork that El Paso County requires of developers putting in new neighborhoods. It also helps calculate the road…
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Colorado transportation projects awarded $42M in federal funds
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Dozens of transportation projects throughout Colorado are set to receive more than $42 million in grants, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Federal funds will support projects in 37 communities across the state, beginning next year through 2026. Projects that were awarded the grants ranged from replacing aging highway infrastructure to constructing bike paths to adding…
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Colorado OKs $1.7 billion in transportation projects over next five years
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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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El Paso County approves nearly $750,000 contract for ADA consulting services
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El Paso County commissioners on Tuesday approved a consulting services contract to help determine the current state of its transportation infrastructure and the extent of its compliance with federal law. Commissioners awarded a $749,954 contract to Colorado Springs-based consulting firm Matrix Design Group Inc. to evaluate El Paso County’s transportation network system and determine its…
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Colorado Springs Mayor Suthers lists top priorities heading into his final year in office
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Funding for roads, more support for police and fire, and fighting to ensure U.S. Space Command remains in Colorado Springs are among Mayor John Suthers’ priorities for his last year in office. Suthers is term-limited and would step down in April unless the already competitive mayor’s race goes to a May runoff. The early contenders…
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El Paso County commissioner launches campaign for Colorado Springs mayor
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El Paso County Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez announced Wednesday he is getting into the race to replace Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers. The commissioner is the third candidate to announce his interest in the April 2023 election for the mayor’s seat. Suthers is term limited and cannot run again. Gonzalez said he would bring experience as…
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El Paso County to use $10 million in federal coronavirus money for road improvements, maintenance
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A recent rule change to the American Rescue Plan Act means El Paso County can use a portion of its almost $140 million in federal relief money to help improve and maintain roads, El Paso County officials said Tuesday. The unexpected $10 million windfall will help fill a financial pothole that remained after voters in…
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CDOT says season going well despite snowplow driver shortage
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Officials across the country are working to address a shortage of snowplow drivers as winter rages on and the Colorado Department of Transportation is among the many agencies impacted. CDOT full team consists of 1,600 road maintenance specialists and frontline supervisors across the state and currently has around 200 openings. This is nearly double the…
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Updated: Sen. Randy Baumgardner calls out governor on under-supporting roads
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(Editor’s note: This story was updated to include information from the governor’s letter to the Joint Budget Committee.) Colorado’s bustling economy gave state lawmakers a gift for roads, an estimated up to $300 million more than expected to spend over the next two years, starting with the legislative session that commences next Wednesday. After initially…
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Colorado House speaker outraged over Republican leader’s allegations of a ‘plan’ to destroy roads
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House Speaker Crisanta Duran is outraged over recent comments by her Republican counterpart suggesting that Democrats have a “plan” to destroy Colorado’s roads. Calling the comments from House Republican Leader Patrick Neville of Castle Rock “absurd,” Duran, a Democrat from Denver, pointed out that she worked this year for a bipartisan solution to come up…
