News Releases

Transportation Commission Approves FASTER Funds for Transit

February 29, 2012 - Statewide Transportation Plan - DENVER – Bus operators, cities, counties and other entities are receiving a financial boost after the Colorado Transportation Commission awarded $14 million of FASTER (Funding Advancement for Surface Transportation & Economic Recovery) funds for statewide and regional transit projects for Fiscal Year 2013.

Bridge Demolition to Close Sheridan Boulevard at 6th Avenue Next Week

February 17, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DENVER – Monday, February 20th through Wednesday, February 22nd, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close all lanes of northbound and southbound Sheridan Boulevard at 6th Avenue as well as various lanes on westbound 6th Avenue over Sheridan Boulevard to begin demolition of the existing 6th Avenue bridge over Sheridan Boulevard for a bridge replacement project that began earlier this month.

CDOT Launches Website for Colorado Bridge Enterprise Projects

October 4, 2011 - Statewide Transportation Plan - STATEWIDE— Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officially launched a new website that will track the status of Colorado’s poor bridges as they are being planned, designed and constructed through the Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE).

Colorado River (Green) Bridge Replacement on I-70 Frontage Road in Dotsero

September 13, 2011 - PUBLIC MEETING AND OPEN HOUSE - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - EAGLE COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation is hosting an open house and public meeting to share information about the upcoming project to replace the Dotsero Colorado River (Green) Bridge, located on the I-70 Frontage Road in Dotsero.

Flaggers to Control Traffic at Holly Bridge

August 9, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PROWERS COUNTY – Flaggers will be directing vehicles through the bridge reconstruction site on State Highway 89 this week, one mile south of Holly, for concrete pouring operations on the new bridge deck.

Signals Set to Control Traffic at Holly Bridge

June 28, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PROWERS COUNTY – Traffic signals will be activated next week at the bridge reconstruction site on State Highway 89, one mile south of Holly.

Funds Approved for I-25/Ilex Street Bridge

April 6, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - DENVER - The Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE) Board of Directors recently approved a bond delivery plan and program goals for the design, repair and/or replacement of 63 of the state’s worst bridges.

Colorado Bridge Enterprise Outlines Plan to Fix Colorado's Worst Bridges

March 18, 2011 - Statewide Transportation Plan - STATEWIDE—The Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE) Board of Directors has approved a bond delivery plan as well as program goals for the design, repair and/or replacement of 63 of the state’s worst bridges targeted to receive funding from its first bond issuance. The 63 bridges are located in twenty-five Colorado counties.

FASTER Bridge Project Set to Start Near Holly

March 10, 2011 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - PROWERS COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) begins replacing the 62-year-old Arkansas River Bridge on State Highway 89 next week, one mile south of Holly.