Associated Press - Wed June 05, 2019
Workers Blast Giant Boulder Blocking Colorado Highway
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) Workers have blasted apart a house-sized boulder that crashed onto and shut down a southwestern Colorado highway linking Durango and Ouray. The Colorado Department of Transportation said trucks are hauling away fragments of the 1,150-ton (1,047-t) rock from state Highway 145 while workers build a temporary bypass....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 22, 2019
Crews, Equipment Scale Colorado's Pikes Peak
Crews began mobilizing in early May for the 2019 construction season on the new $60 million Pikes Peak Summit House, arguably the highest elevation project in the country. It's also likely one of the more daunting as work takes place at 14,000 ft....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed May 22, 2019
CDOT Begins Improvements on CO 145 North of Telluride
CDOT and contractor Oldcastle SW Group Inc., have begun a project on CO Highway 145 just northwest of Telluride. The work will improve safety for motorists by widening the two-lane highway, adding a southbound, uphill passing lane (towards Telluride) and improving shoulders between mile point (MP) 73.9 at lllium Road (County Road 65L) and MP 75.1 at Deep Creek Road....
Associated Press - Wed May 08, 2019
Colorado Agencies Work to Minimize Impact on Eagles
BOULDER (AP) Colorado agencies overseeing a road construction project west of Boulder that includes blasting are taking care to not disturb golden eagles that nest in the area. The Daily Camera reported that rock blasting was set for the lower Boulder Canyon along Colorado 119....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 10, 2019
CDOT Adds Lanes to I-25 With $350M Project
In what's considered the fastest delivery of a project of its size in Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) history, construction crews are making steady progress on the I-25 South Gap project....
Associated Press - Wed April 10, 2019
Government OKs Road at Colorado Ski Resort
DENVER (AP) The U.S. Forest Service approved construction of a road across public land to reach private property where a developer plans to build condos and restaurants at a remote Colorado ski area. The decision was the latest milestone in a three-decade battle between the developer and environmentalists over the proposed Village at Wolf Creek in the southwestern corner of the state....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed March 27, 2019
CDOT Begins Wall Repairs Along I-25
On Feb. 20, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Structures Inc. closed Serpentine Drive south of U.S. Highway 24 from mile post (MP) 32 to MP 33 to begin repairs to the location's historic retaining wall....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 27, 2019
Central 70 Project — $1.2B I-70 Reconstruction
In an effort to bring an aging highway into the 21st century, construction teams in Denver, Colo., are reconstructing a 10-mi. stretch of I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road, as well as adding one new express lane in each direction and removing an old viaduct....
AGC - Thu March 21, 2019
AGC Charities, Local Volunteer Contractors Launch Construction Of Colorado Springs Head Start Playground
Construction charity AGC Charities Inc. and the Colorado Contractors Association's Emerging Leaders Council have begun construction of a new Head Start playground that will expand play learning opportunities for dozens of local children....
terex - Mon March 18, 2019
Denver Area Terex Service Center Now on Major Highway Corridor
The Terex Service Center serving the Denver, Colo. market, has relocated to Commerce City, Colo., providing improved accessibility for both Utilities and AWP customers. The move is just 12 miles from the previous location and provides improved North, South, East and West access from the I-70 and I-270 highway corridor....
