Colorado Department of Transportation

A new RTD light-rail station is "convenient to nothing"

National Western Stock Show corrals the Rodeo All-Star Weekend

Yee-haw! The National Western Stock Show has saddled up for the future. Although NWSS chairman Jerry McMorris passed away yesterday, leaders went through with the announcement of a deal that will help steer the direction of the Stock Show, expanding it beyond an every-January event into more of a ye ... More >>

Beltway authority proposal hits the brakes...for now

Boosters have put the brakes to a proposal that would have formed a state beltway authority to allegedly smooth traffic snarls, but critics charged was really designed to grease the wheels for the completion of the northwest beltway, including a toll road past Rocky Flats.

#snOMG! Snow storm wallops CDOT, amazes Twitter Nation and Sam Champion

The Denver area's last major storm was so widely anticipated that tweeting locals were ready with a hilarious hashtag: #snOMG!. Today, there's much less of the white stuff, but thanks to the wind and the apparent shortage of snowplows (Colorado Department of Transportation's claims to the contrary), ... More >>

I-70 pace cars experiment is working, CDOT says -- just not all the time

The Associated Press is reporting that the Interstate 70 pace car program was suspended Sunday in lieu of a review by the Colorado Department of Transportation. But while that's true in a technical sense, it's also a bit misleading. The CDOT program has only been officially shelved for this next wee ... More >>

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Golden mayor Jacob Smith reveals how the Jefferson Parkway deal took a wrong turn

After months of negotiations put in gear by Governor John Hickenlooper and Don Hunt, his head of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Golden has definitely put the brakes on a deal that would have had that town sign off on plans for the Jefferson Parkway -- in exchange for $57 million in trans ... More >>

Ron Paul banners on overpasses slow traffic across Denver

Ron Paul.​Shortly after Texas Governor Rick Perry invoked Tim Tebow at last night's Republican presidential debate, followers of another candidate, Ron Paul, delivered a message to Denver-area drivers -- one that may have pissed off as many of them as it inspired. Unknown Paul supporters hung ... More >>

Jaime Perez sentenced to 20 years for stealing gas -- almost a half-million dollar's worth

Big pic below.​A twenty-year jolt for stealing gasoline? Seems a little excessive, doesn't it? Then again, former state highway worker Jaime Perez didn't just sneak a tank or two. He's accused of fronting a giant fuel-swiping plot that cost Colorado more than $440,000.

New taxes on gas, electric cars?: CDOT says it's just talking about them right now

​Is the Colorado Department of Transportation looking at hiking taxes on gasoline and electric cars? That's the implication from an Independence Institute report, which quotes from CDOT e-mails. But spokeswoman Stacey Stegman says there's no proposal yet, and one is unlikely this year.

Medical Marijuana Industry Group comes out against per se THC driving limits

​Earlier this week, the DUID-marijuana working group formed under the auspices of the state Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) decided not to recommend specific THC driving limits, as a bill tabled during the last legislative session attempted to do. Below, the Medical Marijuan ... More >>

10 reasons why Lakewood was named an All-American City (PHOTOS)

Big pics below.​Lakewood was just named one of ten All-America Cities -- a designation well worth celebrating. However, the community's Facebook page could do a better job of horn-tooting. In fact, its profile photos don't even feature the city, and other shots are pretty hit and miss. Luckily ... More >>

Free ski buses to mountain resorts? Ace King thinks it's an idea whose time has come

​In seventeen years of avid snowboarding, Ace King has heard all the bright ideas about how to fix the weekend traffic logjam on I-70. Monorail, zipper lanes, double-decker lanes -- all costly, all dubious as hell, and none of them right around the corner. What King lusts for is a bus.

Buzz Geller isn't running for mayor of Denver, but he still has a few words for City Hall

Speed trap near I-25/I-70 mousetrap tomorrow -- for your safety, says Denver Police Dept.

​It's not often that cops give drivers a heads-up about a speed trap -- but tomorrow is an exception. The Denver Police Department has announced that it's conducting "speed-enforcement activities" near Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 beginning at 7 a.m. and continuing through early afternoon. ... More >>

Red's Pub will dry up after Saturday night

​Raise a glass this weekend to Red's Pub, the saloon that's very conveniently located at 7330 West 120th Avenue in Broomfield. Too conveniently located, it turns out: Owner Red Nikkel has sold the property to the Colorado Department of Transportation, which will use it to complete the 120th Av ... More >>

Driving up Mount Evans should be free. So why do so many pay a fee?

John Suthers orders state agencies to take down Facebook pages -- but he won't say why

​Colorado Attorney General John Suthers' office has ordered every state agency and institution of higher education to take down their Facebook pages if they have one, according to Rebecca Laurie, spokeswoman for History Colorado, which does have a page. Attorney General's spokesman Mike Sacco ... More >>

Neo-Nazis' adopt-a-highway-sign: Colorado Department of Transportation lawyers said there was no stopping it

A sign about cleaning up that some people see as thoroughly unclean (image from Channel 4's coverage).​Last night, Channel 4 featured a report about a stretch of Highway 85 adopted by Denver's branch of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group -- not the kind of publicity calculated t ... More >>

Designers! Get wild on Vail Pass!

Mule deer and fawns heading up Vail Pass. ​The campaign to construct a wildlife bridge over I-70 near West Vail Pass got a major boost this week when the site was selected as the focus for a new, international design competition of wildlife crossing structures. Long identified as a problem ar ... More >>

Senator Dave Schultheis to retire; Hell awaits

Dave Schultheis, shmuck emeritus.​Say it ain't so, Dave! Colorado Springs Republican state senator Dave Schultheis, whose untenable positions and fabulously xenophobic quotes made him one of Westword's favorite Shmucks of the Week, has announced that he won't seek reelection in 2010. A champ ... More >>

On tap for day two of the season's first big snowstorm: more stupidity

The point at which C-470 and I-70 meet looked so serene earlier this morning. Now, not so much.​Colorado Department of Transportation spokeswoman Stacey Stegman knew what kind of a week she'd have when she drove to work early yesterday morning, during day one of an event that seems likely to c ... More >>

Crash during Saturday's ice storm? CDOT thinks it was probably your fault

An image today from the camera near I-70 and C-470.​The highway conditions early on Saturday morning were absolutely horrific. During a commute from the Ken-Caryl Ranch area to Denver International Airport between 5:30 a.m. and 7:15 a.m., I saw at least two dozen vehicles that had crashed, got ... More >>

Caught on camera: Big cat on I-70 prowl

Photo courtesy Center for Native Ecosystems/Eco-Resolutions/Colorado Dept. of Transportation​For months, dozens of motion-sensor cameras along I-70 between Golden and Glenwood Springs have been snatching nocturnal images of wildlife, in an effort to study how elk, deer, bears and other species ... More >>

In Colorado, it's not about why the wildlife cross the road, but whether they'll survive the trip

The plans for Union Station could be off-track

Drive safely this weekend -- or else an army of cops will bust your ass

This weekend, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force to make sure you don't do anything stupid behind the wheel over the Memorial Day weekend. This link on the Colorado Department of Transportation website details the specific plans of 85 separate organizations. For instanc ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Revving up for the week ahead

You auto know better: In advance of the Denver Auto Show, which revs up in the Colorado Convention Center April 1 through April 5, the Metro Denver Automobile Dealers Association is hosting the second annual Rocky Mountain Auto Summit today, covering everything from technology to financing to gree ... More >>

Wake-Up Call: Business, not as usual

Barack Obama spilled way past 60 Minutes talking about the economy last night, and there's still plenty of talk to come. Trump University is in session, offering four days of classes on how you can "make a fortune" in real estate; today's are at 1 and 6 p.m. at the Westin Westminster; tomorrow's ... More >>

Shmuck of the Week: Dave Schultheis (again)

Colorado Springs Republican senator Dave Schultheis continued a style of politics this week that values Biblical interpretations and right-wing philosophy over human life, human suffering and common sense. His latest sentiments involved a bill that would require pregnant women to be tested for HIV ... More >>

From the week of January 22

Wake-Up Call: Let it snow, let it snow...

Cocktail party conversation isn't easy this holiday season -- if anyone's holding cocktail parties, that is. Two safe topics: the Broncos (since the team's still winning) and the weather -- which is as Colorado-wacky as ever. A beautiful weekend, then snow today; record highs last Tuesday, record ... More >>

Breaking: Paramedic at Denver Health forged certification, boss covered up

Passenger rail study for I-70 and I-25 corridors kicks off

Road Block!

CDOT Reconsidering Trains Along I-70?

Making Tracks

Getting trains up I-70 was once just a pipe dream. Today there are three technologies to choose from.

Rail Roaded

Finding a solution to I-70 traffic has been one long, strange trip. But the end could be in sight.

Tour de Farce

You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

Off Limits

It's a family affair

The Message

Catching Flacks

Off Limits

Pack journalism

Off Limits

Sic transit gloria

Off Limits

Defending their turf

Off Limits

Stop, look and ListenUp

Mouthing Off

Off Limits

Vroom With a View

Exit here for forty years of 1-25 history.

Prize and Prejudice

The state wants to study "disparity" in awarding contracts to minority- and female-owned businesses.

EVERYBODY'S FUMING

HOUNDED BY THE CHAIN LAW AND INEXHAUSTIBLE COMPLAINTS, TRUCKERS BEMOAN THE LOSS OF A VAIL PASS PULLOFF.