traffic
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Colorado Springs police authorized to implement radar camera program to catch speeders
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The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday authorized the Police Department to implement a new camera program that will catch and fine drivers exceeding posted speed limits in certain areas of the city. The council voted 7-2 in favor of the system that uses radar technology to track and identify multiple speeders at once in…
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Colorado Springs police authorized to implement radar camera program to catch speeders
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The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday authorized the Police Department to implement a new camera program that will catch and fine drivers exceeding posted speed limits in certain areas of the city. The council voted 7-2 in favor of the system that uses radar technology to track and identify multiple speeders at once in…
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Full study of controversial Colorado Springs east-west extension favored by officials
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The Colorado Springs City Council said Monday it wants to study a traditional roadway extension of Constitution Avenue to Interstate 25 to carry thousands of cars – not just a compromised vision for the road that would allow only buses, bikes, motorized scooters and pedestrians. The Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Board proposed the compromise last week to…
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Dormant railroad that served Camp Hale National Monument looking to come back to life
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A complex, multifront battle over a dormant railroad from Pueblo to Minturn and Eagle continues to simmer. The Tennessee Pass rail line, built in 1881 and taken out of service in 1997, recently attracted interest in reviving the line from both a company wanting to ship grain from its large agricultural holdings in eastern Colorado…
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Colorado one of only four states to offer traffic crimes victims’ assistance
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Colorado’s 20-year high in traffic crashes aren’t just accidents, they’re increasingly more often crimes, according to the Colorado State Patrol. When innocent people are injured or killed in motor vehicle crashes, Colorado is one of only four states that has a dedicated unit to serve the victims, troopers said in a news release. Colorado one…
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State Supreme Court says red doesn’t mean ‘only red’ in tail light law
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Colorado’s law requiring vehicles to display red tail lights 500 feet to the rear does not mean red is the only acceptable color, the state Supreme Court ruled by 5-2 on Tuesday. In writing for the court’s majority, Justice Richard L. Gabriel noted that a hardline interpretation of the tail lamp law would enable officers…
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State Supreme Court attempts to illuminate meaning of tail light law
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Could drivers change their vehicles’ tail lights to match the Denver Broncos’ colors? Or emit a kaleidoscope of colors from their cars? Colorado’s Supreme Court on Thursday repeatedly raised those far-fetched scenarios as they grappled with the meaning of a state law governing tail lamp colors. As written, drivers must have “a red light plainly…
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CDOT warns of increased traffic over holiday weekend
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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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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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Colorado warns of heavy traffic over Christmas weekend
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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…
