AASHTO Journal - Mon March 19, 2018
Three State DOTs Contribute to Rail Project That Won $16M TIGER Grant
State departments of transportation from Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico helped fund a regional rail line improvement project that won a federal TIGER grant of $16 million this month from the USDOT. The award went to the $26.7 million Southwest Chief Route Stabilization Project, and the grant application was sponsored by Colfax County, N.M....
Wed March 14, 2018
Paving Equipment Takes Center Stage at Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference
The Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference and Equipment Show (RMACES) was held Feb. 21-23 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, near Denver International Airport. This year was the 45th for the event, which brings together contractors, suppliers, governmental agency representatives and consultants from the Rocky Mountain Region....
Wed March 14, 2018
Work on Colorado Highway 67 Project Continues Through Mild 2018 Winter
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is working on a $10.4 million roadway overlay on Colorado Highway 67 between Divide to Cripple Creek and Woodland Park to Westcreek. The resurfacing and improvement project continues during the winter months....
Wed February 14, 2018
HFF Announces Closing of JV Equity for Development
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler L.P. (HFF) announces the closing of joint venture equity for the development of PDG Parker, a 255-unit, Class A multi-housing community in Parker, Colo. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, Price Development Group, to arrange joint venture equity through an institutional partner....
Thu January 25, 2018
CraneWorks Denver Adds 8 Demag Mobile Cranes to Inventory
CraneWorks, Inc. , one of the United States' leading suppliers of lifting equipment, placed an order for eight various sized Demag cranes, including three AC 45 City models, two AC 220-5, and three AC 100-4 all terrain cranes for its Denver, Colo....
Wed January 17, 2018
CDOT Signs $248M Contract to Build I-25 Express Lanes
The Colorado Department of Transportation is officially on the road to adding an Express Lane in each direction on I-25 from Johnstown to Fort Collins starting later this year. A $248 million contract with Kraemer/IHC has been approved for the project which will increase capacity by adding an Express Lane in both directions of I-25, replace aging bridges and widen others, create new pedestrian and bicycle access under I-25 at Kendall Parkway, and connect the Cache la Poudre River Regional Trail under I-25....
Wed January 17, 2018
Adolfson & Peterson Tops Out UNC's New Campus Commons
University of Northern Colorado's newest gateway building was topped out, marking a significant milestone event for construction and the progress of the new facility. Alumni, faculty and staff donors signed their names onto the final structural beam, representing the importance of Alumni and donor engagement to the campus community....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 17, 2018
Colorado Builds $75M U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
Located more than 6,000 ft. above sea level at the foothills of Rocky Mountains' Pikes Peak, Colorado's $75 million U.S. Olympic Museum will create a gateway to downtown Colorado Springs when it opens in 2019....
Wed January 03, 2018
CDOT, CEO Team Up to Offer Fresh Start for People on Parole
Individuals on probation or recently released on parole are receiving a second chance to rebuild their lives, due to a new pilot program. CDOT, the Colorado Department of Corrections and the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) have hired a number of people with criminal records to work on its bridge structures, clear graffiti, and trim or remove unwanted vegetation....
Wed December 20, 2017
Interchange Work Complete at I-76/U.S. 85 in Henderson, Colorado
Crews have completed reconstructing Interstate 76 at U.S. Highway 85. The most noticeable changes are along westbound I-76, where the project improved the curve approaching the southbound U.S. 85 merge area and added an additional lane from southbound U.S....
