Colorado Department of Transportation

Is 'Over The River' Through The Woods?

Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Video, Arkansas River, State Patrol, Denver News, Jeanne-Claude, Over the River Delays, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Over the River Project, Colorado Department of Transportation, Christo River Project, Over the River Pushed Back, Bureau of Land Management, Blm, Denver Colorado, Colorado, Denver News

Christo's 'Over The River' project just took another step forward. On Tuesday, commissioners in Fremont County approved a permit for the fabric art pr...

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Christo's 'Over The River' Pushed Back Again

Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Video, Arkansas River, Denver News, State Patrol, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Over the River Delays, Jeanne-Claude, Colorado Department of Transportation, Over the River Project, Over the River Pushed Back, Christo River Project, Blm, Bureau of Land Management, Denver Colorado, Colorado, Denver News

Fabric artist Christo is yet again pushing back the date for his "Over the River" project which proposes to hang 5.9 miles of aluminum coated fabric p...

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'Over The River' Project Waiting On The Locals

AP | CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Video, Arkansas River, State Patrol, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Jeanne-Claude, Colorado Department of Transportation, Over the River Project, Christo River Project, Blm, Bureau of Land Management, Denver News

DENVER — Federal land managers announced a final decision Monday approving Christo's art proposal to suspend 5.9 miles worth of silvery, translu...

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'Drugged Driving' Target Of New Campaign (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.22.2011

Read More: Video, Colorado Department of Transportation, Marijuana Driving, Colorado Medical Marijuana, Drugged Driving Campaign, Colorado State Patrol, Driving Under the Influence, Drugged-Driving, Colorado DUI, Denver News

Move over, DUI, there's a new menace in town: the DUI. Despite sharing the same acronym, 'drugged driving,' is the focus of a Colorado Department of ...

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CDOT Removes Boulders From Above I-70

AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: I-70, Colorado Rockslides, Boulders Above I-70, Rockslides, Colorado Department of Transportation, Interstate 70 CDOT, Denver News

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — A 25-mile stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway was shut down Tuesday so crews tethered to a mountainside by ropes co...

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State Planning Removal Of 40 Precarious Boulders Perched Above I-70

AP | SHEILA V KUMAR | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Georgetown Colorado, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70 Boulders, I-70 Rocks, Denver News

DENVER — A cluster of boulders perched 300 feet above Colorado's main east-west highway will shut down the main route to many of the state's maj...

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Colorado's Worst Bridges Will Take Years To Fix

KMGH Denver | Christin Ayers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Broncos Arch Bridge, Colorado Bridges, Denver News

DENVER -- Two of the worst bridges in Colorado are going to be replaced, but not until 2012. Replacement of the Bronco Arch Bridge on Interstate 25...

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At Least $24 Million For Proposed I-70 Traffic Fix

The Denver Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Traffic Lanes, Zipper Lanes, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Ski Traffic, Denver News

Installing "zipper lanes" on Interstate 70 to reduce eastbound congestion on ski-season Sundays would cost at least $24 million, state transportation ...

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I-70 Improvements Could Cost As Much As $20 Billion: CDOT

The Denver Post | Jeffrey Leib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Eisenhower Tunnel, Interstate 70, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70 Traffic, Denver News

Colorado officials today released a revised study of potential transportation improvements for the Interstate 70 mountain corridor with a "preferred a...

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Colorado Ski Traffic Myth? CDOT Says Worse Traffic Is In The Summer

KMGH Denver | Deb Stanley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Colorado Traffic, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Ski Traffic, Denver News

DENVER -- Many drivers complain how ski traffic can clog Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Denver, but the congestion is actually worse in the su...

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Glenwood Canyon Rockslide: ANOTHER Boulder Smashes Car On I-70

KUSA | Jeffrey Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I-70, Glenwood Canyon, Colorado State Patrol, Cdot, Colorado Department of Transportation, Rockslide, Denver News

GLENWOOD CANYON - A boulder rolled onto a car on Interstate 70 on Thursday in the same area as the largest ever rockslide in Colorado. The Colorado...

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Colorado High Speed Rail Lines Would Cost Roughly 22 Billion: Feasibility Study

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Summit County Eagle County Airport, Rocky Mountain Rail Authority, Federal Railroad Administration, Denver International Airport, Dia, Cdot, Colorado High Speed Rail, Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver News

High-speed passenger rail service on dedicated tracks along the Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 corridors will cost $22 billion and likely require up ...

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I-70 Rock Slide: Interstate Set To Reopen For Limited Access

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Hanging Lake Tunnel, i70 Rockslide, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, I 70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, i70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Is i70 Open, When Will i70 Reopen, Rock Slide i70, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Workers have reopened Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevate...

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Woman Killed By Falling Rock On I-70 Detour Route

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interstate 70, Hanging Lake Tunnel, i70 Rockslide, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, I 70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, i70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado, days...

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Rescue Crews Still Wary Of One Giant Boulder Above I-70 Slide

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanging Lake Tunnel, Interstate 70, i70 Rockslide, I-70 Rockslide, I-70, Colorado Department of Transportation, i70 Rock Slide, Glenwood Canyon, Rock Slide, I 70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rock Slide, Cdot, I 70 Rockslide, Slidepollajax, Denver News

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. � Workers hiked up the side of a Colorado canyon Tuesday to examine another boulder threatening to fall on Interstate 70 aft...

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MASSIVE Rock Slide Creates Gaping Holes, Blocks 17-Mile Stretch Of I-70

AP | SAMANTHA ABERNETHY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanging Lake Tunnel, Interstate 70, Rock Slide, Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70, Glenwood Canyon, Cdot, I-70 Rock Slide, i70 Rock Slide, i70 Rockslide, I 70 Rock Slide, I-70 Rockslide, Glenwood Springs Rock Slide, I 70 Rockslide, Denver News

DENVER — A rock slide punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, closing a 17-mile stretch in western Colorado an...

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Jim Bunning's Objections Will Shut Down Colorado Road Projects After A Few Weeks

KMGH Denver | Jayson Luber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado, Cdot, Jim Bunning, Unemployment Benefits, Colorado Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation, Denver News

Two thousand federal transportation workers are still on furlough without pay and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame ...

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CDOT Turns Nazi Adopted Highway Stretch In Brighton Over To Baptists

9 News | Dan Boniface | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adopt a Highway Program, Brighton, Baptist Church, Colorado Department of Transportation, Neo Nazi, Denver News

DENVER - The Colorado Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that due to an error in processing an Adopt-A-Highway contract, a Nazi group...

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What Does 6 FEET Of Snow Look Like? CDOT Photos From Last Week's Blizzard

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wolf Creek Pass, Southwest Colorado, Colorado Department of Transportation, Slidepoll, Lizard Head Pass, Blizzard of 2010, Caic Cdot Pictures, Snow Storms Colorado 2010 Photos, 6 Feet of Snow, Wolf Creek Avalanche Video, Colorado Avalanche Control, Cdot Wolf Creek Pass Photos January 2010, Denver News

While Denver got little more than a bit of cloud cover last week, two storms absolutely doused Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico, dumping more...

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Neo-Nazis Adopt A Stretch Of Highway In Brighton

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neo-Nazis Colorado, Brighton Colorado, Nazis in Brighton, Hitler, Mein Kampf, Adopt-a-Highway, Colorado Department of Transportation, National Socialist Movement, Nazis Adopt a Highway, Highway 85, Adopt a Highway Brighton, Colorado Nazis, Neo-Nazis, Neo Nazi, Cdot, Denver News

BRIGHTON, Colo. — A white supremacist group in Colorado will be heading out on the roads near Denver to pickup litter. The chapter of the Nationa...

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Drunk Driving iPhone App: Colorado Launches App To Determine Whether You're Over The Legal Alcohol Limit

The Denver Post | Andy Vuong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Drunk Driving, iPhone Apps, Colorado Department of Transportation, Drunk Driving App, Denver News

Have you had too much to drink? There's an app for that. The Colorado Department of Transportation has created a free iPhone program that lets users...

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FASTER Reform Bill Gets Democratic Support While CDOT Can't Collect Enough Funds

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fail Schartz, Tea Party, Al White, FASTER, Colorado Department of Transportation, Funding Administration for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery, Denver News

Looks like state Sen. Al White, R-Hayden, will have some bipartisan support in his bid to modify late fees for vehicle registrations this session- a b...

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The Coolest Apps For And By Coloradans (VOTE)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Wizards, Ski Resorts, iPhone Applications, Colorado Department of Transportation, App, Colorado, Drunk Driving, iPhone App, Denver, Rtd, Denver News

Lost on a hike through Rocky Mountain National Park? There's an App for that. Check out the best iPhone apps invented by, or created for, Colorada...

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2009 First Year With Under 500 Deaths Since 1988

KDVR | AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2009 Colorado Traffic, Seat Belts, Traffic Death, Colorado Department of Transportation, Traffic Accidents, Denver News

DENVER (AP) -- State officials say the number of people killed in traffic accidents in Colorado plunged by 15 percent last year to 464. The state D...

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Ritter Plans To Cut Funding For DUI Enforcement

The Denver Post | Kevin Vaughan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Heat Is On, Colorado Budget, Colordo, Colorado Department of Transportation, Evan Dreyer, Dui, Bill Ritter, Colorado Law Enforcement, Denver News

Gov. Bill Ritter, struggling to close a budget gap estimated at $318 million, plans to divert more than $1.3 million intended to fight drunken driving...

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