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Denver’s population rebounds slightly, but it’s among metro counties facing growth headwinds
Denver's pandemic population dip was short-lived, but new census estimates show it's still losing plenty of residents to other counties in Colorado and out of state. And some other metro...
Could soaring bridges, gondolas, futuristic pods — or even just a walking tunnel — soon connect DIA’s concourses?
Gondolas, personal self-driving pods and soaring bridges were among more than a dozen ideas that emerged after Denver International Airport asked for the private sector's input on how to back...
Special report: Denver’s big permit backlogs delay construction, increase costs amid housing shortage
Growing permit and development review backlogs that have delayed housing construction in Denver are rooted in pandemic budget decisions. City permitting officials are still trying to overcome major delays.
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Denver airport construction: Fired Great Hall contractors sought $288 million to finish work, new documents show
The fired construction team on Denver International Airport's terminal renovation estimated before it was cut loose that finishing the work would have taken an additional $288 million, new documents reveal.
U.S. 36 collapse: CDOT sets timeline for highway fix as rebuilding effort begins
Crews working to reopen the collapsed eastbound lanes of U.S. 36 in Westminster shifted into rebuilding mode Wednesday as the Colorado Department of Transportation announced new details about the project.
Denver airport fires Great Hall construction partners
Denver International Airport has ended the $1.8 billion contract with Great Hall Partners in its problem-plagued terminal renovation project.
DIA rejects Great Hall contractor’s cost and delay claim over weak concrete in terminal
Faced with pleas for more money and time, Denver International Airport has delivered its first wholesale rejection of a major claim by the contracting team on its troubled terminal renovation...
Denver airport and Great Hall contractor escalate public battle as mediation stalls
The mediation of potentially costly disputes on DIA's terminal renovation project has effectively stalled out, as airport officials and the contracting team trade increasingly barbed attacks over safety risks and...
Interstate 70 project in Denver gets noise variance renewal amid concerns about vibrations
Contractors received the green light Thursday night to continue exceeding nighttime noise limits for another year on the Interstate 70 expansion through northeast Denver.
Colorado transportation leaders are banking on buses and trains as population surges
The addition of new Bustang routes is just one transit expansion strategy emerging in the early days of Gov. Jared Polis' administration as CDOT looks more seriously at alternatives to...
U.S. 36 collapse: CDOT says soil has finished settling as crews dismantle highway wall
The ground beneath a damaged section of U.S. 36 through Westminster has finished settling more than two weeks after shifting soil caused a dramatic collapse of the highway's eastbound lanes,...
Uber, Lyft and the A-Line train have changed the game at DIA — shelving plans for more airport parking
The rise of alternatives has upended ground transportation at Denver International Airport, with ride-sharing services, the 3-year-old commuter rail line and competing lots reducing on-site parking usage.
Here’s why CDOT says U.S. 36’s westbound lanes won’t also collapse
Colorado transportation officials have assured the public that the westbound lanes of U.S. 36 are structurally sound and safe. What gives them that confidence?