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Roadbuilding

Suburbs become more bicycle friendly

Many young Americans are driving less than in previous years, and cities are reacting by adding more options, including bike and pedestrian paths. So it’s no surprise that when the League of American Bicyclists released its latest list of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) on Tuesday, the association announced that suburbs had joined other communities on […]

October 15, 2013

Roadbuilding

Colorado crews begin repairing flood-damaged roads

Colorado residents may soon have access to roads destroyed during floods this month. Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and National Guard troops began work Sunday to repair several main highways for mountain towns, the Associated Press reported. The roads will need to be fixed quickly because winter conditions such as frost and […]

September 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

Flood waters cause $500 million in damage to Colorado roads

Residents and officials in Colorado are finally able to see the damage flooding has caused to their roads. For the first time since flooding began in Colorado last week, rain in the state stopped Tuesday, The Denver Post reported.  [youtube p_voEYbM5e8 nolink] The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) noted Tuesday that flooding has subsided in […]

September 18, 2013

Roadbuilding

The Washed-Away Roads of Boulder

The floods that began on September 11 and have continued to ravage Colorado are responsible for more than 1,000 deaths, according to a USA Today report. The storms have destroyed about 1,500 homes and have damaged nearly 17,500, according to an initial estimate released by the Colorado Office of Emergency Management. Roads are washed out, […]

September 16, 2013

Roadbuilding

Nation’s first rural bus rapid transit system opens in Colorado

The VelociRFTA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line opened last week in the Roaring Forks Valley region of Colorado. The system is the first rural BRT line in nation and will allow commuters in the Glenwood Springs area to travel about 40 miles to Aspen in an hour — half the travel time of a traditional […]

September 9, 2013

Roadbuilding

Fun With Road Signs

While running the Emerald City Half Marathon in Dublin, Ohio, in late August, I managed to pass the miles by reading the amusing signs spectators made to cheer on friends and family – and the funny signs that some runners wore themselves. (I love wearing my shirt that bears the phrase, “In my dreams, I […]

September 3, 2013

Construction Equipment

Report: GM to add diesel option in Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon compact pickups

General Motors plans to add a diesel option to its U.S. lineup of compact pickups, the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, according to a report from Automotive News. The report says the pickups will get a variation of GM’s 2.5-liter or 2.8-liter, four-cylinder Duramax turbodiesels—the engines GM already offers in the international version of the […]

August 28, 2013

Safety

Colorado DOT ads depict construction workers as kids, urging drivers to “Slow for the Cone Zone”

As our sister site Better Roads reports, road construction season is in full swing. Which means that state departments of transportation are all looking for creative ways to grab the attention of drivers in order to make sure they are aware of all road construction zones and slow down as they enter them. The Colorado […]

June 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

Illegal highway signs could cost Colorado federal transportation funding

Illegal outdoor advertising signs on Colorado highways could cost the state a portion of its federal transportation funding if they aren’t removed, according to a report from Coloradoan.com. State auditors released a report on Tuesday that said 30 signs they reviewed along a 162-mile span are considered illegal due to a lack of proper permits […]

June 5, 2013

Business

Colorado experiences $3.4 billion hospital building boom

Colorado is experiencing a $3.4 billion building boom thanks to 50 hospital construction projects across the state, NBC 11 News reported. In addition to new hospital construction, 11 additions have been started in Aspen, Boulder, Grand Junction, Pueblo and the Denver area. With the building boom, Colorado may soon see its most expensive current hospital […]

January 8, 2013

Business

Terex adds Tractor Services and Titan machinery as distributors

Terex has added two distributors to its North American network, Tractor Service and Titan Machinery. Terex appointed Tractor Service as a full line compact equipment distributor in New Mexico. As a distributor, Tractor Service will offer parts, service, warranty support and financing options for Terex products. To see the Terex products Tractor Service has to […]

November 5, 2012

Technology

Colorado community college sees sparked interest in welding

In a story that hopefully has strong indications of a trend across all trades, one Colorado community college has seen a huge uptick in interest in its welding courses thanks to the economy.

October 22, 2012