Wed June 21, 2017
Denver Airport Developing $1B Renovation Partnership
DENVER (AP) A more than $1 billion partnership with a Spanish firm over three decades would renovate the Denver International Airport terminal by moving the security screening area and tripling the amount of space for shops and restaurants....
Wed June 07, 2017
U.S. 34 Reconstruction in Colorado Hits Halfway Mark
The significant amount of work done in the Big Thompson Canyon since last October when U.S. 34 closed to through traffic means the project is not only halfway done, but that the Colorado Department of Transportation and Kiewit Infrastructure Co....
Dan Elliott - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed May 24, 2017
$400M Northern Colorado Reservoir Gets Final Approval
The federal government gave final approval for a $400 million dam and reservoir in northern Colorado where 13 cities and water districts will store water from the other side of the Continental Divide. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for construction of the Chimney Hollow Reservoir in the foothills about 50 mi....
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....
