September 28, 2018 | Natalia V. Navarro |Colorado Public Radio (Photo Courtesy of CDOT) The Colorado Department of Transportation is trying something new to solve dangerous problems facing rural roads. Read More
Tag: CDOT
Smart pavement testing in Colorado
June 25, 2018 | Matt Leonard |GCN The Colorado Department of Transportation is working to install smart pavement technology in the highway to notify first responders whenever a car has run off the road. Read More
CDOT and Panasonic Take First Steps to Turn I-70 into Connected Roadway
June 26, 2018 | Nick Harper (CIG) |CDOT Medi Room STATEWIDE—The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Panasonic Corporation of North America are building on a successful pilot program to begin real-world deployment of the most advanced vehicle-to-everything (V2X) environment in the country. This collaboration represents the largest shared investment in V2X technology in the United […]
“Dangerous Combinations” — CDOT’s New Drugged Driving Campaign
May 17, 2016 – Traffic Safety – STATEWIDE — The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) new drugged driving awareness campaign — “Dangerous Combinations” — sends a simple and honest message: driving high is dangerous and illegal. The new creative campaign launched this week and features videos and striking visuals to raise awareness that driving high […]
Colorado measure seeks to generate $3.5 billion for road fixes
May 3, 2016 | The Denver Post | Monte Whaley, 720-929-0907, mwhaley@denverpost.com or @montewhaley Roughly $3.5 billion in bonding would fund 45 much-needed road and bridge projects across Colorado including the Interstate 70 mountain corridor under a bill introduced late Monday in the state legislature. The measure — dubbed the Fix Colorado Roads Act — seeks to establish […]
Motorist Safety Program Heads South
CDOT News Release / March 17, 2016 Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 – Colorado Springs – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Motorist Safety Program, previously known as the Courtesy Patrol, is now patrolling Interstate 25 through a good portion of Colorado Springs. Read More
CDOT Begins Weekly Memorial to People Killed in Crashes
January 26, 2016 – Traffic Safety – Digital Signs Provide Tally Every Wednesday. Statewide — Starting Wednesday, Jan. 27, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will display a weekly tally of the year-to-date deaths on Colorado roadways. The Wednesday Memorial will be paired with safety messages aimed at reducing crashes. The messages will appear each Wednesday on digital message signs on […]
Colorado Pushes for Early-Stage Vehicle-to-Vehicle, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Test on Mountain Highways
by Ben Miller, Government Technology & Future Structure [1/14/2016] Sacramento, CA – Working with a private company, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s RoadX program will test out a pilot project that will deliver early alerts to drivers on Interstate 70. As the federal government pushes toward a future where all new vehicles talk not only to each […]
RTD buses are primed to win shoulder lane of U.S. 36
Denver Post, Denver & the West [01/11/2016] BOULDER — With Colorado’s legislative session set to begin Wednesday, transportation planners can exhale. A bill to allow buses on the shoulder of U.S. 36 should be introduced in short order and with bipartisan support, a Regional Transportation District staffer said. Read More
Colorado travel information sometimes fuzzy during big storms CDOT maintains multiple platforms to get information out
By Shane Benjamin, The Durango Herald [12/28/15] A series of winter storms that dumped up to 6 feet of snow over four days in the San Juan Mountains led to several road closures in the region, but receiving up-to-date information of those closures proved difficult during the blizzard. The Colorado Department of Transportation maintains several alert […]
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