Crews Blast Away Tons Of Rock During Highway 119 Road Closures
Four days a week CDOT will close Highway 119 through Boulder Canyon for a few hours so they can blast away rock to make way for a new roadway.
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Four days a week CDOT will close Highway 119 through Boulder Canyon for a few hours so they can blast away rock to make way for a new roadway.
A boulder the size of a house that crashed onto a southwestern Colorado state highway last month will stay put.
A shortage of bus drivers forced the Colorado Department of Transportation to cancel two of its Bustang routes last year.
Independence Pass opened for the season on Friday afternoon, about a week later than the target date.
Crews are working to reopen some of Colorado's high-altitude roads for the summer after more snow fell this week.
Officials say the study announced Tuesday will consider possible routes, capital and operating costs, and other factors.
The work of repairing the damage left behind from a rockslide on Friday continued in Rico on Monday.
Colorado Department of Transportation crews are currently working to remove two massive boulders that slid onto Highway 145 in Rico.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says Highway 145 in Rico will be closed until further notice after large boulders came crashing down Friday night.
Several mountain passes that are typically open by Memorial Day Weekend will remain closed for a while this year because of snow.
Normally Mount Evans Road in Colorado's high country is open or close to opening at this time of year, but Copter4 captured some video Friday morning that shows how different things are this year.
A big crash involving several vehicles on Interstate 70 east of the Eisenhower Tunnel shut down the interstate.
It's unclear whether Mt. Evans Road will reopen for the season on schedule.
Interstate 70 in DeBeque Canyon has reopened three days after a rockslide covered the road.
A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado remains closed as crews try to prevent another rockslide.
A rockslide in DeBeque Canyon shut down a portion of Interstate 70 on Sunday. The closure lasted all day Monday.
The rockfall that sent two women to the hospital in Mesa County over the weekend will likely keep eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 closed until at least Tuesday.
A rockfall prompted DeBeque Canyon caused Interstate 70 eastbound to close on Sunday.
As tens of thousands of people pile into Civic Center Park to celebrate 4/20, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to take the opportunity to talk about driving while impaired by marijuana.
It was too warm on Tuesday for the Colorado Department of Transportation to spray de-icer on highways like they have done in previous storms.
The stepdaughter of a Colorado Department of Transportation worker killed by a driver asked the public to stay focused on the road and not turn your vehicle into a weapon.
It's a time to consider all the men and women who work around the clock on roadways across Colorado. That's why this week is "Work Zone Awareness Week."
A new invention from a Colorado man, aimed at helping save lives and stop accidents from happening, is showing promise according to traffic engineers around the Denver metro area.
Authorities in Summit County want to make sure everyone is buckling up.
Law enforcement agencies across Colorado will conduct targeted enforcement of seat belt use starting Monday, focusing on drivers in the state's rural areas.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
A 29-year-old social worker who was employed by a metro Denver school district must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life and must undergo treatment for at least two decades, according to a sentence handed down earlier this week.
The fire chief and the police chief of the Colorado city of Federal Heights are no longer with the city. That's what union representatives say the city announced without explanation.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
The standoff between the JBS-owned meat packing plant in Greeley and its employees appears to be ending after three weeks.
A 29-year-old social worker who was employed by a metro Denver school district must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life and must undergo treatment for at least two decades, according to a sentence handed down earlier this week.
The fire chief and the police chief of the Colorado city of Federal Heights are no longer with the city. That's what union representatives say the city announced without explanation.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
Joe Ruch is tracking storms across Colorado late next week.
Watch meteorologist Callie Zanandrie's forecast.
One community in Douglas County is preparing to break ground on a new fire station.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft -- both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
Despite needing help with his motor skills and movement, it hasn't stopped Randy Milliken from loving his favorite team.
With only a few hours left until the big game -- the Colorado Rockies home opener at Coors Field in Denver -- CBS Colorado was keeping an eye on Ticketmaster for baseball fans who are looking to still purchase a ticket.
Fans heading to Coors Field in Denver this season can expect more than baseball.
Body camera video has been released of Tiger Woods' arrest, after a car crash in Florida. He has been charged with driving under the influence.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Alan Hayward James, 51, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bribery, and conspiracy to rig bids.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court's public information office said.
The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
The photo shows the entire planet, as well as the Northern and Southern lights.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration after falling ill at an event in Philadelphia on March 20, the court's public information office said.
The search for the second crew member, a weapons system officer, is continuing, two U.S. officials said.
A key senator is demanding the TSA reverse its decision to let travelers keep their shoes on while passing through airport screening, a controversial policy at the center of a classified security warning.
The Secretary of the Interior was in Northern Colorado to learn about our water supply, wildfire preparedness, and how he might help.
The Environmental Protection Agency also added microplastics to its contaminant candidate list for the first time.
The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.
About half a million people in Colorado are living with a brain injury and many of them don't know it.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act will add red tape and restrictions for those seeking Medicaid and SNAP benefits. And the costs to update computer systems that determine eligibility for those programs will be steep.
A record warm winter, combined with dry conditions across Colorado, has created the perfect conditions for allergy season to start early.
Sidewalks were packed, and streets were buzzing Friday, as thousands of fans flooded downtown Rockies Opening Day.
The Colorado Auto Show is the place to dream big, and then look, touch, and sit behind the wheel of some of the coolest cars ever made.
The eye drops — sold under multiple brands — have been recalled over concerns about sterility, according to the FDA.
Hiring was much stronger than expected in March, with employers adding roughly three times the number of jobs economists predicted.
Rising fertilizer prices cost farmers more in a year hit hard by dry conditions, and with the potential for some farmers to get reductions in their irrigation water allotments.
Anticipating a challenging summer wildfire season, forecasters with Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control are preparing to rely heavily on a pair of state-owned aircraft-both to detect fires early and to assist in fighting them once they ignite.
CBS Colorado is investigating a trucking company involved in a crash at a gas station in the southern part of the Denver metro area last month.
A Denver jury has found activist Regan Benson, a frequent critic of police, guilty of "doxing" a Denver police commander during a livestream last September, in what appears to be the first conviction under Colorado's anti-doxing law.
Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between neighboring departments can slow response times and, in some cases, limit how quickly help arrives.
A state investigation has found that a Denver assisted living facility took 13 minutes to locate a resident who collapsed and begin CPR -- failures regulators say placed all 125 residents in "immediate jeopardy."