Friday, the Colorado Department of Transportation launched an anti-drugged driving campaign aimed at educating people about the dangers–and illegality–of driving while on drugs.
Most highway construction and maintenance today gets paid for at the pump, in the form of gas and diesel taxes, both state and federal. So how will electric cars pay their share?
A bill that would give Colorado voters better access to information on Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) spending is making its way through the Senate. HB11-1002 sponsored by B.J. Nikkel, R-Loveland would see an almost line-item presentation of the data.
The Colorado Independent on Friday reported that gubernatorial candidate John Hickenlooper had floated the idea of restricting large truck traffic on I-70 west of Denver during peak hours as a way of alleviating congestion on holiday weekends or on busy ski weekends. The story also quoted a Colorado Department of Transportation spokesman saying that the federal government would not allow such a restriction.
In an e-Alert Thursday from coloradosenatenews.com — a blast from the Republican state Senate minority — Sen. Mike Kopp, R-Littleton, gushed about the lack of progress on fixing 125 bridges around the state deemed structurally deficient by the Colorado…
Programs designed to improve Colorado’s air quality are taking the biggest hit from a significant federal take-back of transportation funds that occurred at the end of September.
Even as an Interstate 70 toll proposal came to a screeching halt and simultaneously the concept of a mountain rail corridor got a big boost from the state Thursday, the twin questions of funding and political will for mountain mass…
Who owns the mineral rights under an interstate highway?
Russell George’s retirement from state government service lasted 12 days. He lost his job as the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources when Gov. Ritter was sworn in January 9th. On Saturday, George was “re-hired” as chief of…
Gov. Ritter flew into the Rifle airport late Saturday afternoon as part of his inaugural celebration and announced that Russell George, former director of the Department of Natural Resources, has accepted the position as director of the Colorado Department of…
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