Wed May 10, 2017
Crews to Close I-70 at Fall River Road for Rockfall Mitigation
On May 8, CDOT began rockfall mitigation on I-70 at Fall River Road, just west of Idaho Springs. Work is scheduled to continue through June. Crews will be drilling the rock face from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, to release air pockets and loosen rock....
Wed May 10, 2017
CDOT's 6th Avenue Improvements Under Way in Aurora
The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Martin Marietta Construction, began work to repair 2 mi. of roadway surface on 6th Avenue (CO 30), from Potomac Street to North Airport Boulevard in Aurora....
James Anderson - Mon May 01, 2017
Colorado Bills to Fund Roads, Rural Hospitals Languish
They said it wouldn't be easy and it certainly has not been as bills to modernize Colorado's aging road network and support rural hospitals languish in the state Legislature. Twice, Republican leaders who control the Senate have tried to lower expectations that lawmakers will accomplish either in the session, which has just three weeks left before lawmakers take a break until January....
Mon April 17, 2017
Colorado DOT Could Receive $375M Annually If Senate Passes Roads Bill
Colorado's Democrat-led House has passed a transportation bill over objections from Republicans who oppose a proposed state sales tax hike. Other Republican lawmakers demanded transparency in what will be built with the $3.5 billion in bonds that the bill would finance....
Mon March 06, 2017
Amazon Announces Fulfillment Center in Colorado, Creating 1,000 Full-Time Jobs
Amazon.com Inc. announced plans to open its first fulfillment center in Colorado. The 1-million sq. ft. (92,903 sq m) facility in Aurora is expected to create more than 1,000 new full-time jobs, which is in addition to the hundreds of associates currently employed at the Amazon sortation center located in the same city....
Mon March 06, 2017
RMACES Displays Latest Equipment, Technology in Denver
The 44th Annual Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference and Equipment Show (RMACES) was held Feb. 22 to 24 at the Crown Plaza Hotel and Conference Center near the Denver International Airport. The equipment show is an important element of the three-day event, which also features seminars on emerging technology, governmental issues and other topics impacting the asphalt industry in the Rocky Mountain region....
Mon March 06, 2017
DOT Chiefs Tell Congress to Up Federal Funding
The heads of departments of transportation for two western states told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee they need Congress to craft an infrastructure investment plan that provides new federal funding to help states improve their systems and meet growing demand....
Mon February 20, 2017
Feds OK Project to Widen Interstate 70 in Northeast Denver
Federal transportation officials have given Colorado the green light to move forward with a $1.2 billion project to widen Interstate 70 through northeast Denver. The Denver Post reported that the federal “Record of Decision” ends a thorough environmental impact study and allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to move forward with the project, which will likely face new court challenges....
Eddie Pells - Mon February 20, 2017
Colorado State's Field Made With Big Time in Mind
The snow-covered construction site is thousands of miles and more than a few degrees removed from the national-title game. In six months, though, the hard hats will be gone, and in their place will be a completed $220 million stadium and football headquarters, complete with luxury suites, a 50-by-84-ft....
Mon January 30, 2017
Two Die in Mexican Mine; Colorado Gold Company Temporarily Shuts It Down
After two recent deaths of workers at its Mexican mine, a Colorado gold mining company said it's suspended operations there for two days. Gold Resource Corp. (NYSE: GORO) of Colorado Springs said one employee died while operating some heavy equipment at its Arista Mine in Oaxaca, Mexico, and a contracted worker died from injuries from a fall....
