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CDOT Gets $5M For New Sprinkler System At Eisenhower Tunnel

It’s one of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s biggest concerns in the high county, and now a bipartisan effort is bringing millions for a new fire sprinkler system in the Eisenhower/Johnson tunnels.

2013/05/20

New Legislation Helps Fund Eisenhower Tunnel Fire Suppression System

Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill into law Saturday establishing the Petroleum Cleanup and Redevelopment Fund within the Division of Oil and Public Safety, a part of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

2013/05/18

Inside The Effort To Open Independence Pass

Don Poole, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s maintenance patrol supervisor for Highway 82, and two other employees took two reporters up to show CDOT’s process and progress in clearing the state’s second-highest paved road.

2013/05/18

An avalanche is set along Independence Pass on Monday. (credit: CBS)

Avalanche Mitigation On Independence Pass Makes For An Exciting Show

Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation are getting some extra help in their effort to get Independence Pass cleared for the summer.

2013/05/14

Colorado 133 Open After Rock Slide Near McClure Pass

Colorado Highway 133 has fully reopened after a rock slide left a rock the size of a dump truck on the road near Paonia Reservoir.

2013/05/09

Mayor Hancock Launches Campaign To Keep Drivers Off The Phone

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock made a plea on Wednesday to “keep our heads up and off the phone when getting around town.”

2013/05/08

Warmer Weather Helps Launch Motorcycle Safety Campaign

As warmer weather finally arrives in Colorado there is a safety message geared toward motorcycle riders: gear up before hitting the street.

2013/05/08

1 Lane Of Colorado 133 Near McClure Pass Reopens

Colorado transportation officials have opened one lane of Colorado Highway 133 to alternating traffic near Paonia Reservoir, as workers finish cleaning up a rock slide.

2013/05/07

Independence Pass on April 30 (credit: CDOT)

Snow Clearing Crews Have Big Job On Colorado Mountain Passes

Despite recent snowstorms in the high country, officials say they are on track to open Mount Evans and Trail Ridge roads for the busy Memorial Day Weekend.

2013/05/07