Colorado

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....

James Anderson - Mon January 23, 2017

New Legislative Session Brings $500M Deficit, Uncertainty

With one eye on a $500 million state budget gap and the other on Washington, Gov. John Hickenlooper and a split Colorado Legislature enter the 2017 lawmaking session with little expectation of fiscal reform and plenty of uncertainty over transportation, the state's Medicaid bills, affordable housing and illegal pot sales....

Mon January 09, 2017

AP Tops Out Rec Center in Denver

City and county of Denver, Barker Rinker Seacat Architecture and Adolfson & Peterson Construction recently hosted a “topping out” ceremony for the new recreation center named after late Councilwoman Carla Madison....

Mon January 09, 2017

CDOT Projects Receive TAP Awards

The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) awarded projects in its Denver Metro region (aka, Region 1). The projects selected include:• Peaks to Plains Trail: Mouth of Clear Creek Canyon Segment (Jefferson County)• Evergreen North Lake Trail (Evergreen)• Connecting Neighborhoods: 47th and York Safe Crossing Project (City and County of Denver)• Argentine Gateway Project (Town of Georgetown)• Peaks to Plains Trail: Clear Creek Greenway Canyon Segment (Clear Creek County)• U.S.-6 Wildlife Crossing and Multi-use Trail Improvements (City of Golden)• West Colfax Avenue (U.S....