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Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT puts parolees to work on maintenance projects
The Colorado Department of Transportation is hiring people with criminal records to work on bridges and clean up areas along roadsides in an effort to give those on parole a second chance. CDOT contracts with the Center for Employment Opportunities to place the parolees in full-time and transitional employment. The center operates transitional work crews […]
November 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT partners to build Hyperloop-inspired system
High-speed transportation startup company Arrivo plans to build its first ultra-high-speed transit system in Denver. The system, inspired by the Hyperloop concept, would reduce travel times from 1 hour between such locales as the Denver International Airport and downtown to less than 10 minutes. The Colorado Department of Transportation and the Denver area toll authority […]
November 17, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colo. DOT to unleash new tow plows in southern regions
Drivers in southwest and south-central Colorado will see some unfamiliar snow-clearing equipment on the road this winter, as the state deploys two “tow plows” to the region. The plows are headed by a conventional snow plow truck. The difference is that the truck also pulls a trailer that can swing out to the side and […]
November 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
With start of cold weather, CDOT urges drivers to watch out for wildlife
The cooler Colorado weather also means animals are coming down the mountain searching for food, which leads to more animal-vehicle crashes. The state has seen a rise in such accidents over the past four years, with more than 4,600 deer killed on state highways in 2016, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. “As days […]
October 31, 2017
Roadbuilding
CoDOT to install weather, speed monitoring on I-70
The Colorado Department of Transportation plans to install interconnected weather and road sensors and other devices on a particularly dangerous section of the Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon corridor to improve driver safety. Three weather monitoring stations will be installed along a 15-mile stretch of east and westbound lanes to give drivers advanced warning of dangerous […]
September 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
CoDOT seeks snowplow drivers, road workers ahead of winter
If you’re looking for work and don’t mind cold weather, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to talk to you. The CoDOT is getting an early jump on winter and is looking to hire both permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time snowplow drivers and road maintenance workers across the state. Hiring has already begun, with […]
September 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
CoDOT installs fiber optics for Wolf Creek Tunnel on U.S. 160
The Colorado Department of Transportation has completed a five-month project to install 95,000 feet of fiber optic cable on U.S. Highway 160. The cable will be used for digital controls within the Wolf Creek Tunnel. The $4.5 million project also included milling, repaving and striping the 16-mile stretch of highway in and near South Fork. […]
September 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
CoDOT to provide home improvements along I-70 rebuild route
The Colorado Department of Transportation has a long history of improving roads, but it will soon be in the business of improving homes. The department has set aside $2.3 million to provide interior storm windows and window-mounted air conditioning units to help mitigate dust and noise during the Central 70 Project, which will reconstruct a […]
September 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT will require contractor to hire local for I-70 expansion through Denver
In granting a $1.2 billion contract for the expansion of Interstate 70 through north Denver, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will require the contractor to hire 20 percent of its workforce (approximately 350 people) from the 15 neighborhoods adjacent to I-70 in Denver and Aurora, the Denver Business Journal reports. The project includes expanding […]
July 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
10 DOTs win 2016 Perpetual Pavement Award
The Asphalt Pavement Alliance (APA) presented 10 departments of transportation with 2016 Perpetual Pavement Awards. The award recognizes state transportation departments and local agencies for asphalt pavements at least 35 years old that have proven, high-quality structural design and are performing well. The pavement must have had a structural failure, should have an average of at least 12 years between […]
April 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT sets up road usage charge pilot research program
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has launched the website for its Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP) as part of its efforts to test out a per mile fee to help provide transportation project funding. The site is located at ruc.codot.gov. CDOT plans to sign up 100 drives to participate in the program, which […]
November 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT estimates adaptive signals in Greeley save commuters roughly $6 million in travel costs, time
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) estimates the adaptive signals it installed on U.S. 34 Bypass and U.S. 85 near Greeley have cut travel times enough to save travelers through the corridor about $5.8 million on an annualized basis. Adaptive signals change timings on actual travel demands rather than through set parameters using a combination […]
August 26, 2016
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