People headed to the mountains next week should avoid Highway 24. The Colorado Department of Transportation is closing westbound U.S. 24 to traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ute Pass for a rock mitigation project. Eastbound U.S. 24 will be down to one lane in each direction for four miles between Cave of [...] [...]
Colorado is closing two youth detention centers because of a sharp decline in the number of youths being locked up. .State officials say the number of youths in the detention system has dropped 32 percent, from nearly 1,500 to 1,000, since 2006. State youth corrections director John Gomez said the state will close the 20-bed [...] [...]
Interstate 25 at Woodmen Road will be closed Thursday night to allow crews to install a sign across the highway. The interstate will be closed starting at 10 p.m. on all northbound lanes, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Traffic will detour via the off- and on-ramp with the traffic signals adjusted to allow [...] [...]