Wed July 19, 2017
CDOT Announces 11 Members of 2017 Transportation Commission
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the 2017 Colorado Transportation Commission. The Transportation Commission is comprised of 11 Colorado citizens who represent specific districts across the state....
Wed July 19, 2017
Denver Plans Will Enhance Mobility
Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a reorganization of Denver Public Works to elevate and better address the city's growing transportation and mobility needs. The restructuring will serve as a precursor to the proposed new cabinet-level Department of Transportation and Mobility....
Wed July 19, 2017
CDOT Trains Local Talent for Central I-70 Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Speaker Crisanta Duran, members of Denver City Council, city officials, Gary Community Investments (GCI), Community College of Denver (CCD), Emily Griffith Technical College and construction training providers gathered to celebrate the opening of a new Neighborhood Career Training and Resource Center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood....
Wed July 19, 2017
As Temperatures Rise, Roadway May Be Affected
As temperatures rise and stay above 85 degrees, concrete pavement can either break or buckle. Recently, the Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have had to conduct emergency repair work on CO 83 between Belleview and Stroh Road to clean-up broken concrete, gut the damaged section of roadway out and lay asphalt pavement as a temporary repair....
Fri July 14, 2017
ARTBA Recognizes Entrepreneur, Project of the Year at Conference
The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Fri July 14, 2017
MB Crusher Game Changer for Colorado Excavating Company
When Avalanche Excavating Inc. was awarded a project in April 2015 that dealt with 11 blocks of underground utilities, storm sewers and water lines in Salida, Colo., the company knew it would not have much room to navigate the spoils it would encounter....
Janis L. Magin - Fri July 14, 2017
Honolulu Ranked 9th Among Cities With Construction Cranes in Operation
The number of cranes at construction sites around Honolulu has dropped to fewer than half of the number that had dotted the skyline at the peak of the current construction boom, pushing Honolulu down on the Rider Levett Bucknall North American Crane Index....
Wed July 05, 2017
Colorado Project Seeks to Connect Two Trail Networks
Construction crews broke ground on a new concrete trail that will connect Loveland and Fort Collins and each city's extensive paved trail networks. The 2-mi. Colorado Front Range Trail - Loveland to Fort Collins Connection will be located between Lemay Avenue and Timberline Road on the east side of the cities....
Wed July 05, 2017
C-470 Expansion Project Closes on Bonds, TIFIA Loan
The Colorado Department of Transportation and its High Performance Transportation Enterprise — a government-owned business — achieved “two major milestones” in financing the Denver-area C-470 expansion project that will add capacity with tolled lanes and upgrades to non-tolled lanes....
Wed June 21, 2017
CDOT Begins Wall, Roadway Repairs on Berthoud Pass
In mid-June, crews began making wall and roadway repairs along U.S. Highway 40 between mile points 244.37 and 248.09 at Berthoud Pass. This $2.8 million project consists of wall and expansion joint repairs at several locations on U.S....
