by Amy Gillentine Published: November 28,2011
The Colorado Department of Transportation launched a Facebook page to help improve customer service and communication with updates about projects. The CDOT Facebook address is www.facebook.com/colorado.dot. “We have been using our website, Twitter and email/text message alerts to communicate road and traveler information as well as other news to motorists,” said CDOT Executive Director Don Hunt. “While [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 12,2011
Tags: Colorado Department of Transportation, Interstate 25, Woodmen Road
All lanes of Interstate 25 North at Woodmen Road will be closed today and tomorrow as the Colorado Department of Transportation paint signs that cross the highway. The work was originally scheduled for last week, but was postponed because of rain. Traffic on the interstate will detour via and the off- and on-ramps at Woodmen Road, with [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: September 7,2011
Colorado highway and transportation officials are headed to Washington to fight for an extension of the federal fuel tax. Congress must extend the tax or it expires Sept. 30. The Colorado Department of Transportation receives nearly $400 million a year from the federal fuel tax. Officials from of the Colorado Transportation Commission, the Denver Regional Council of [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: August 26,2011
Tags: $106 million, Colorado Department of Transportation, revenue bonds
The state Department of Transportation refunded nearly $106 million of the transportation revenue bonds it issued in 2004 to accelerate projects across the state. The money was available when CDOT refinanced the bonds, which have an average interest rate of 1.42 percent. The interest on the original bonds ranged from 3.6 percent to 3.7 percent when [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: February 10,2011
Tags: Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
The Colorado Springs Municipal Airport has received a grant from the Colorado Department of Aviation’s Division of Aeronautics for snow removal. The $400,000 grant will be used to partially fund the purchase of three pieces of equipment the airport needs to replace this year, said Gisela Shanahan, the airport’s assistant director of aviation for finance and administration. The [...] [...]
by Jonathan Easley Published: November 15,2010
Tags: Colorado Department of Transportation, Energy, solar power, traffic
Solar powered speed zone signs in school zones have saved Colorado Springs $1 million, city traffic engineers say. The signs require less maintenance and are cheaper and quicker to install than traditional systems. The Colorado Department of Transportation also uses the solar powered signs in construction zones on major roadways. Read more here. [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: September 1,2010
Tags: bridges, Colorado Department of Transportation, U.S. 24 and Highway 67
The Colorado Department of Transportation is holding an open house tonight to talk about construction that will affect traffic on U.S. Highway 24 in the Ute Pass area. Contractors will be replacing a 79-year-old concrete bridge on eastbound U.S. 24, on the east side of Cascade. Construction will start in mid-September and traffic will be limited [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 7,2010
Tags: airports, Colorado Department of Transportation, David Gordon
David Gordon has been named director of the aeronautics division of the Colorado Department of Transportation. He will manage seven people who work directly with Colorado public-use airports as well as Colorado and national aviation associations to help improve aviation safety and operations. The division also oversees an annual discretionary grants program that awards revenues from aviation [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 7,2009
The Colorado Transportation Commission has approved nine more construction projects to receive stimulus money. The money is leftover as a result of lower-than-expected bids on earlier projects. The Colorado Department of Transportation has received $400 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for projects, about 75 percent of which has been “obligated,” or earmarked. Interstate 25 [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: April 24,2009
Tags: Colorado Department of Transportation, colorado springs police, motorcycle crashes
More motorcyclists died in El Paso County than anywhere else in the state. Fifteen people died in motorcycle crashes in the county last year, while overall the state’s fatalities reached a record high of 98 during 2008, up from 90 during 2007. Statewide, motorcycle deaths represented 18 percent of the 548 traffic deaths in 2008, despite representing [...] [...]
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