- Gov. Polis made the announcement from mile marker 123.5 in the canyon Wednesday morning, where he viewed the worst of the damage.
- The highway has been closed due to mudslides for more than a week.
- Interstate 70 is still closed after mudslides that trapped motorists and continue to disrupt travel across the state.
- Emails obtained by CPR News show top staffers at the agency are discussing whether to study upgrades to Cottonwood Pass.
- In Kremmling, there's hope that a surge of new travelers coming through town because I-70's closure will bring new business. In Glenwood Springs, businesses are seeing a significant downturn in visitors, but their own hope remains.
- Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon will remain completely closed to travelers for at least a few more days, and closures stretching into the weeks are more likely.
- The 90-year-old highway heats up and causes the permafrost below it to melt.
- More readily available chargers will help convince more motorists to buy electric vehicles, which in turn will help Colorado meet its climate goals.
- Crested Butte’s red hot housing market has ignited Gunnison’s, too, threatening its status as an affordable home for up-valley service workers.
- CPR’s transportation reporter Nathaniel Minor joins us with additional perspective on Phil Washington, the mayor's choice be the next CEO of DIA.
- If your plans have you driving on I-70 through Glenwood Canyon, you'll need to take an alternate route — and prepare to add a couple hours onto your journey.
- More tourists, fewer places to camp, and extremely limited affordable housing could hurt local workers.
- Denver International Airport will soon get a new leader. Mayor Michael Hancock has nominated Phil Washington to take over as CEO as construction drags on at DIA. CPR’s Nathaniel Minor reports: Washington has a reputation for getting big projects done.
- State legislators wrapped up their session late Tuesday with the usual flurry of last-minute lawmaking.
- Colorado has been in the early planning stages for a passenger rail line from Fort Collins through the Denver metro and perhaps as far as Trinidad for years.
- Colorado’s transportation system will see an infusion of billions of dollars under a bill that cleared one of its final legislative hurdles on Wednesday.
