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BLUE MESA RESERVOIR HIGHWAY 50 BRIDGE CLOSED 240602

U.S. 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir fully reopens

wooden sign with silver letters that say Alma North America's Highest Incorporated Town.

Colorado Wonders

Why many Colorado signs on state roads and highways give motorists the elevation, not the population

By Elaine Tassy

A group of people stand around a laptop, looking at election results.

Colorado Springs voters overwhelmingly approve Ballot Issue 2C, extending taxes for road improvements

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Ballot Issue 2C aims to extend Colorado Springs’ sales tax for road improvements

Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir

Blue Mesa bridge to open to all vehicles as repair work enters new stage

Robert McDermott stands on his porch, in a cluster of homes by I-25’s on- and off-ramps at Broadway that were, until recently, slated for demolition. Sept. 17, 2024.

Listen: Six homes saved as Denver cancels I-25 and Broadway ramp rebuild

By Rebecca Tauber

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What to do if you spot a driver ‘rolling coal’ on Colorado roads

By Elaine Tassy

Grand Junction's first protected bike lane on Fourth Street

Grand Junction just got its first protected bike lanes, and people have feelings about them

By Nathaniel Minor

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Colorado Wonders

Does Colorado’s ‘rolling coal’ law stop drivers from pouring black smoke into the air?

By Elaine Tassy

I25 EXPRESS TOLL LANES

Colorado toll lane violations are plunging after state’s automated ticketing blitz

By Nathaniel Minor

I25 EXPRESS TOLL LANES

Colorado Wonders

Why don’t automated enforcement cameras also catch toll lane speeders in Colorado?

By Nathaniel Minor

INTERSTATE 70 EISENHOWER TUNNEL SILVERTON

CDOT is repaving I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel. Expect lane closures, delays and traffic until fall

By Nathaniel Minor

Colorado is one of the most popular travel destinations for Memorial Day, according to AAA report

By Sarah Mulholland

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Cottonwood Pass is open for the season, but it’s still not a good I-70 detour

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Colorado has ambitious EV goals. We put its charging network to a road trip test

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How Colorado could use rental cars to fund its big railway expansion

By Andrew Kenney

A new roundabout on Highway 115 in Penrose will replace current interchange at U.S. Highway 50

By Shanna Lewis

‘Streets don’t normally blow up’: Officials still don’t know what caused an underground utility fire and power outage in Colorado Springs

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