Colorado Department of Transportation

The canyon has been closed since July 29, when mud and rock slides forced more than 100 people to spend the night on I-70, including nearly 30 who took refuge in a tunnel near the Hanging Lake exit

It remains unclear when the heavily traveled route may reopen

The settlement covers the majority of the $17 million it cost for CDOT to repair the stretch of eastbound lanes near Wadsworth Boulevard

Federal infrastructure investment floats hope for an intermodal train terminal in Grand Junction, which would support Western Slope businesses that rely on shipping containers from overseas while reducing truck traffic on I-70.

The highway likely will be closed through the weekend because of the massive level of clean up required and heavy rain in the weather forecast.

Glenwood Canyon closed to traffic for almost three hours on Tuesday as rain threatened more mudslides. Forest botanists are working to stabilize and restore the Grizzly Creek burn zone to prevent more debris flows and highway closures.

Solving the problem of range anxiety is key to getting Colorado drivers to switch to electric vehicles and it would help to have chargers at interstate highway rest areas. The statehopes the new $715 billion transportation bill will get federal rules prohibiting them out of the way.

Aaron Victor Ceja allegedly made the unauthorized purchases between 2011 and 2020 using his state procurement card while he was a project manager for the agency.

Fire managers last summer warned the scar left 32,000-acre fire in and above Glenwood Canyon was a threat to the highway in some areas.

A coalition of more than 50 businesses and organizations has outlined a legislative framework for safer roads and less congestion.

When there are big, weighty decisions to be made, we should put the power in the hands of those who are closest to the people and most likely to hear their voice.

I disagree with suggestions that we can simply charge Coloradans more at the pump and plow the proceeds into the same broken system that hasn’t delivered.

A substantial commitment to our infrastructure would represent a desperately-needed lifeline and send a message that Colorado won’t be left behind in competing for jobs and business.

When the pandemic is behind us, will we want ever-wider highways, more air pollution and increasing greenhouse gas emissions?

CDOT will continue to do even more to make sure that the dollars we spend deliver real results for the citizens and communities of this state.

Power plants and oil drillers are cutting back emissions, now this is the year your car gets involved.

Gov. Jared Polis has made clear to lawmakers he wants a bipartisan deal this session, according to advocates who say this year could break the impasses in prior sessions

Trump’s signature means a disposal site can remain open for another decade, averting millions of dollars in added expenses

For the first time in 20 years, a new Clean Water Act mitigation bank breaks ground on the Front Range