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Ever since the Grizzly Creek Fire in 2020, CDOT has been ever watchful for the cascading damaging rocks and mudslides that have the power to shut down the interstate for weeks at a time.
Education and experience are key to enjoying a safe rafting adventure anywhere on a river in Colorado.
Despite winding dirt roads, drivers still try and take the detour when Interstate 70 closes. CDOT said it does not want that to happen, but it needs to make the path safer for locals who use the road often.
Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon is mostly back open in western Colorado after a major closure.
A bluegrass quartet had high country travelers dancing among parked cars on the interstate during a 5 hour highway closure in Glenwood Canyon.
When you first get to the property, you walk to a mine shaft elevator to descend more than 100 feet into the solid rock.
The eastbound lanes of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed next Wednesday so crews can remove the semi that crashed on Thursday.
Altogether, the state has spent $27 million working to get I-70 through Glenwood Canyon and the Colorado River back in shape following last year's massive mudslides after torrential downpours in the summer.
There is hope that Hanging Lake Trail will be able to reopen this summer after last summer's mudslides damaged the popular tourist destination.
Talks about the backup plan for this summer are starting to heat up, as we move closer to the rainier season and the potential for additional closures through the canyon.
Firefighters in Eagle County are rushing to a new fire between Glenwood Canyon and Gypsum.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is looking ahead to the spring runoff and traffic that comes with the summer through the Glenwood Canyon of Interstate 70.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited a stretch of Interstate 70 on Friday that has had a rough year.
CSP responded to a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on a stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon Monday. All lanes reopened at 2 p.m.
Helicopters helped with repairs along Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon on Tuesday.
Although CDOT had hoped to have Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon fully back open by Thanksgiving following destructive summer mudslides, a lane closures still remains in place.
Hanging Lake is getting some extra help in its recovery after this summer's mudslides damaged the popular tourist destination.
After a weather delay last week, a stretch of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight Tuesday into Wednesday and possibly Thursday into Friday.
A stretch of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight Friday into Saturday and then Sunday into Monday.
A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Wednesday afternoon after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats. The safety closure was put in place by the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A stretch of eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight twice this week. Crews will begin work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday into Thursday and again from Friday into Saturday.
A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Friday night after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Dotsero are closed Wednesday afternoon for a crash.
The remnants of Hurricane Nora are still a few days away from impacting Colorado, but transportation officials are looking at how it could impact Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon.
Data from the Department of Education shows less than two percent of educators in Colorado are black. A mentorship program at MSU Denver aims to change that by preparing students of color for a career in education.
While the dwindling Colorado River is a focus for conservation now, the Republican River Basin in eastern Colorado is a potential roadmap for what's to come.
Trucks failing to gain traction on the snow-covered lanes of Interstate 70 west of Denver clogged traffic to the point that highway officials closed the highway Friday night.
A 27-year-old Greeley woman, Monica Moreno, was arrested Thursday on accusations she sent mail to a Weld County Jail inmate that was soaked in drugs.
Aurora City Council exploring whether the city should contract with outside attorneys to provide public defense services instead of having an office of dedicated attorneys and staff.
Data from the Department of Education shows less than two percent of educators in Colorado are black. A mentorship program at MSU Denver aims to change that by preparing students of color for a career in education.
While the dwindling Colorado River is a focus for conservation now, the Republican River Basin in eastern Colorado is a potential roadmap for what's to come.
Trucks failing to gain traction on the snow-covered lanes of Interstate 70 west of Denver clogged traffic to the point that highway officials closed the highway Friday night.
A 27-year-old Greeley woman, Monica Moreno, was arrested Thursday on accusations she sent mail to a Weld County Jail inmate that was soaked in drugs.
Aurora City Council exploring whether the city should contract with outside attorneys to provide public defense services instead of having an office of dedicated attorneys and staff.
While the dwindling Colorado River is a focus for conservation now, the Republican River Basin in eastern Colorado is a potential roadmap for what's to come.
Aurora City Council exploring whether the city should contract with outside attorneys to provide public defense services instead of having an office of dedicated attorneys and staff.
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