09-2013

September News Items
CDOT Begins Culvert Replacement on SH 145 Lizard Head Pass

September 2, 2013 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - SAN MIGUEL COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a project Wednesday, September 4, to replacea corroded steel culvert (installed in 1966) under SH 145 on Lizard Head Pass (mile point 57.6).

Upcoming Lane Shift on I-25

September 3, 2013 - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - DOUGLAS COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be shifting the southbound lanes of Interstate 25 between RidgeGate Parkway and Castle Pines Parkway next week as part of an extensive bridge rehabilitation project.

CDOT Begins Culvert Replacement on US 491North of Cortez

September 5, 2013 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - MONTEZUMA COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a project on September 16 to replace a corroded steel culvert (installed in 1974) under US 491 just north of Cortez (and north of Lebanon Road, or CR 25).

I-70 Twin Tunnels Weekly Traffic Advisory

September 6, 2013 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - IDAHO SPRINGS – Barrier and guardrail work, electrical line placement, painting, and rotomilling and paving will be taking place next week, east and west of the Twin Tunnels.

Paving on Highway 115

September 6, 2013 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - FREMONT COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be paving State Highway 115, between mile one and three, just east of Caňon City, next week.

Paving on Highway 115 Postponed One Week

September 9, 2013 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - FREMONT COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be paving State Highway 115, between mile one and three, just east of Caňon City, next week. Work originally was scheduled to take place this week but rescheduled due to the high probability of thunderstorms.

XCEL Energy to Close I-70 Near I-25 This Weekend

September 11, 2013 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - DENVER – Starting at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 14 and continuing until 5:30 a.m. on Monday, September 16, Xcel Energy will close eastbound and westbound I-70 near I-25 in order to relocate overhead transmission lines in preparation for a project that will construct light rail.

Bridge Replacement Project restarts near Trinidad

September 12, 2013 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - LAS ANIMAS COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Purgatoire River Bridge replacement project on U.S. 350 has resumed after it was put on hold in June due to environmental concerns from migratory birds.