CDOT plans to tap interstate express-lane tolls to help fund Bustang By Bruce Finley April 21, 2026 at 10:22 a.m. Bustang āhas become a backbone of the stateās transit operations along the interstates,ā Colorado Department...
4 injured in rollover crash on southbound I-25 in Adams County By Lauren Penington April 19, 2026 at 6:23 p.m. Four people were injured Sunday evening when a speeding Jeep clipped another car and rolled...
Northbound I-25 reopen after 5-hour crash closure in northern Colorado By Lauren Penington April 15, 2026 at 5:49 p.m. Northbound I-25 was closed for more than five hours Wednesday morning after two semitrailers crashed...
Eastbound I-70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after 70-vehicle pileup By Katie Langford April 14, 2026 at 8:26 p.m. Eastbound Interstate 70 reopened at the Eisenhower Tunnel late Tuesday night after a 70-vehicle pileup...
Westbound I-70 reopens in Colorado mountains after crash By Lauren Penington April 13, 2026 at 3:16 p.m. Westbound I-70 between Exit 167 for Avon and Exit 163 for Edwards has reopened, according...
Downtown Denver doesn’t have the infrastructure to support eliminating cars (Letters) By DP ¶¶Ņõap April 13, 2026 at 5:01 a.m. "As the population grows and the suburbs expand, downtown becomes more likely to suffer. Eliminating...
Eastbound I-70 reopens in west Denver metro after crash By Katie Langford April 11, 2026 at 3:48 p.m. The motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Wheat Ridge police said.
Colorado snow plow driver charged in fatal I-70 crash with youth hockey team By Katie Langford April 9, 2026 at 5:58 p.m. A Colorado Department of Transportation snow plow driver is facing eight misdemeanor charges in a...
Colorado Front Range Passenger Rail gets track deal needed to launch starter train service By Bruce Finley April 10, 2026 at 8:25 a.m. Backers of a Front Range Passenger Rail believe they have reached a deal that gives...
Firefighters preparing for EV fires in Colorado’s two big I-70 mountain tunnels By Bruce Finley April 9, 2026 at 1:43 p.m. "They donāt go out. Weāre not going to be able to fight them.ā
More speed cameras, enforcement coming to Denver metro area By Bruce Finley April 2, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Driver along Federal Boulevard and Alameda Avenue will need to slow down or get fined...
Semitrailer fire closes eastbound I-70 on Colorado’s Western Slope for hours By Lauren Penington March 26, 2026 at 4:54 p.m. A semitrailer fire closed eastbound Interstate 70 on Thursday morning near the border of Colorado...
Southbound I-25 reopens in Douglas County after crash By Katie Langford March 25, 2026 at 8:28 a.m. Southbound I-25 reopened near Larkspur in Douglas County after a Tuesday morning crash and vehicle...
Littleton decides on location of Front Range Passenger Rail stop as economic potential takes shape By John Aguilar March 24, 2026 at 9:25 a.m. "Downtown would have been cool -- but pricey," Littleton City Councilman Joel Zink said. The...
Evacuations lifted for 7,300-acre wildfire near Fort Carson By Lauren Penington March 23, 2026 at 2:45 p.m. As of Monday morning, the 24 fire near Fort Carson had charred 7,385 acres in...
Colorado expands tree-cutting along highways to fight wildfire threat By Bruce Finley March 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. The Colorado Department of Transportation is tapping $12 million not used for snowplowing during this...
Denver Water eyes Empower Field lot for part of relocation, but some mobility advocates call plan ādistressingā By Luca Evans March 23, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. "It's really distressing to see this proposal for a use on that site that is...
Wildfire near Fort Carson consumes 4,600 acres By Lauren Penington March 23, 2026 at 10:21 a.m. The 24 fire, a wildfire that sparked last week in southern Colorado, has consumed nearly...
1 dead in crash that shut down northbound I-25 for hours in Douglas County By Lauren Penington March 22, 2026 at 10:34 a.m. Northbound Interstate 25 was closed for hours Sunday morning between Castle Pines and Lone Tree...
Westbound U.S. 6 reopens near Golden after crash, hazmat spill By Katie Langford March 21, 2026 at 12:07 p.m. U.S. 6 reopened south of Golden on Saturday after a crash caused a hazardous materials...
Avalanche on U.S. 40 in Colorado mountains disrupts traffic By Lauren Penington March 19, 2026 at 2:11 p.m. Westbound U.S. 40 was closed near Winter Park on Thursday after an avalanche covered part...
1 dead in Brighton crash that shut down U.S. 85, sparked grass fire By Lauren Penington March 18, 2026 at 4:55 p.m. The initial crash sparked a grass fire in the area, but Brighton Fire Rescue crews...
I-25 reopens in Pueblo after fuel tanker rollover crash By Katie Langford March 18, 2026 at 6:32 a.m. Interstate 25 was closed in both directions after a semitruck hauling a tanker of diesel...
U.S. 285 near Fairplay reopens after short closure due to extreme winds By Aldo Svaldi March 16, 2026 at 7:46 p.m. Extreme winds resulted in closure from Fairplay to Grant, but highway reopens.
Colorado road conditions: Overnight snow shuts down parts of I-25, U.S. 6 By Lauren Penington March 15, 2026 at 2:54 p.m. Parts of Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 were closed Sunday morning across Colorado for crashes...
High winds force road closures, high school basketball relocations in Colorado By Noelle Phillips March 12, 2026 at 9:26 p.m. Strong winds on Thursday are causing hazardous driving conditions in Colorado along with scattered power...
Colorado wants drivers on psychedelics to ‘plan your trip before you trip’ By Bruce Finley March 9, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Colorado social media postings warn that psilocybin users' perceptions, reaction time, and decision-making can be...
Denver police chase ends on eastbound I-70 in Aurora, disrupting traffic By Katie Langford March 5, 2026 at 7:55 p.m. Traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 in Aurora was brought to a standstill Thursday night after...
Colorado road conditions: Snow shuts down highways in mountains By Lauren Penington February 26, 2026 at 11:56 a.m. Snow and ice shut down several highways in Colorado's mountains Wednesday morning, including part of...
Drivers on I-25 north of metro Denver will face speed cameras starting next week By Bruce Finley February 26, 2026 at 2:11 p.m. Drivers will face activated cameras starting next week ā eight of them set up in...
Riders love Colorado’s Bustangs. CDOT is scrambling to keep them running By Bruce Finley February 23, 2026 at 5:24 a.m. More people are riding Colorado's Bustang buses, especially along Interstates 25 and 70 -- eight...
4 killed in 36-vehicle crash on I-25 during wind-blown ‘brown out’ in southern Colorado By Lauren Penington February 18, 2026 at 8:14 a.m. Both directions of I-25 were closed Tuesday morning in southern Colorado for a fatal crash...
Eastbound I-70 reopens in Colorado mountains after multiple crashes By Katie Langford February 13, 2026 at 8:09 p.m. The highways reopened as of 7:45 p.m., the Colorado Department of Transportation said.
Colorado snowplow driver on administrative leave after fatal I-70 crash By Lauren Penington February 2, 2026 at 2:26 p.m. The snowplow driver who lost control last week on I-70 and swerved into oncoming traffic...
2 killed, 3 injured in overnight Denver crashes By Lauren Penington February 1, 2026 at 9:29 a.m. Two people died and three others were injured early Sunday morning in Denver crashes on...
Snow plow lost control in I-70 crash that killed 1, injured 8, including youth hockey team members By Lauren Penington January 30, 2026 at 3:08 p.m. One person was killed and eight people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after...
Eastbound I-70 reopens near Eagle after crash By Katie Langford January 28, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed near Eagle after a crash on the highway, according to...
Have to laugh at the destined-to-fail plans for Federal and I-270 (Letters) By DP ¶¶Ņõap January 26, 2026 at 5:01 a.m. "The Denver area has this Pollyannaish dream that every person will bike or walk to...
Colorado traffic deaths increased in 2025, reversing decline By Bruce Finley January 23, 2026 at 9:41 a.m. CDOT said they see troubling trends and plan to refocus safety efforts around impaired driving...
A train from Denver to Fort Collins? Front Range could vote on funds to launch intercity passenger rail in November By Bruce Finley January 29, 2026 at 10:27 a.m. "We donāt want Colorado to be like California, where you have 16-lane highways and at...
Lawmakers get SMART at hearings as oversight hearings continue in the Colorado legislature this week By Nick Coltrain January 20, 2026 at 12:09 p.m. Now that opening-day speeches and start-of-session ceremonies are out of the way, the Colorado legislature's...
Fixing Federal Boulevard: CDOT’s $318 million overhaul promises faster buses and a safer road By Bruce Finley January 19, 2026 at 10:14 a.m. "Is it really going to incentivize people to leave their cars at home if some...
CDOT proposes $806 million highway expansion to fix I-270 chokepoint By Bruce Finley January 19, 2026 at 10:39 a.m. āWeāre already being toxified. Every new semi-truck that comes along I-270 will be toxifying.ā
Colorado road closures: Highways reopen after high winds hit Front Range, Eastern Plains By Bruce Finley January 16, 2026 at 8:05 p.m. Several major highways reopened Friday night after Colorado Department of Transportation officials closed or restricted...
Police response to assist ‘person in crisis’ briefly closes I-25 off-ramp in Greenwood Village By Lauren Penington January 13, 2026 at 5:20 p.m. The person involved was taken into protective custody at around 10:15 a.m. and the ramp...
Westminster homicide suspect arrested after manhunt, shooting shuts down I-70 By Lauren Penington January 14, 2026 at 3:03 p.m. A Westminster homicide suspect was arrested Tuesday afternoon after fleeing law enforcement in Eagle County,...
Avalanche blasters on Loveland Pass failing; replacement is ‘urgent’ By Bruce Finley January 9, 2026 at 9:41 a.m. The machines āare now known to be unreliable."
Colorado road conditions: Westbound I-70 reopens on Vail Pass after crash By Katie Langford January 8, 2026 at 6:19 p.m. Westbound I-70 over Vail Pass reopened after a crash closed the highway Thursday morning.
1 killed in head-on crash on Colorado mountain highway, state patrol says By Lauren Penington January 6, 2026 at 12:11 p.m. A fatal head-on crash near Silverthorne in Colorado's mountains shut down a state highway Tuesday...
Concerns raised over Copper Mountain skier traffic backing up onto I-70 By John Meyer January 6, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Colorado State Patrol: "Anytime traffic is stopped on a through lane on an interstate highway,...
End of four-year chokepoint on Wadsworth Boulevard raises hopes for businesses: ‘It’s jacked us up’ By John Aguilar January 6, 2026 at 4:35 p.m. Drivers and commuters are finally seeing the removal of traffic cones along Wadsworth Boulevard. "These...
3 crashes shut down I-70 in Colorado mountains By Lauren Penington January 4, 2026 at 6:21 p.m. Parts of Interstate 70 were closed Sunday along Vail Pass in Colorado's mountains for three...
Leetsdale Drive remains closed in Denver around massive five-alarm fire By Lauren Penington January 4, 2026 at 10:29 a.m. Leetsdale Drive in Denver remained closed Sunday after flames consumed an apartment complex under construction...
Southbound I-25 lanes closed in Castle Rock for crash By Katie Langford January 2, 2026 at 6:56 p.m. Multiple crashes closed southbound I-25 closed near Pueblo and Castle Rock on Friday evening, according...
Man killed in Colorado 86 crash southeast of Denver wasn’t wearing seatbelt By Lauren Penington December 29, 2025 at 1:26 p.m. A man who died Monday morning in an Elbert County crash after swerving into oncoming...
4 children, 1 adult injured in head-on crash on U.S. 285 in Colorado mountains By Lauren Penington December 23, 2025 at 2:53 p.m. Four children and a woman were injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash that temporarily shut...
High winds force highway closures in west metro Denver By Bruce Finley December 19, 2025 at 10:52 a.m. Colorado Department of Transportation officials have closed highways in west metro Denver amid weather forecasts...
Fuel leak, semitrailer crash shuts down I-70 on Colorado plains By Lauren Penington December 18, 2025 at 8:44 a.m. One person was injured Wednesday afternoon when a semitrailer crashed on Interstate 70 east of...
Colorado road conditions: High winds close roads, highways across Front Range By Katie Langford December 17, 2025 at 3:26 p.m. High winds roaring across the Front Range foothills on Wednesday forced road closures throughout northern...
What drivers will face traveling into mountains near Denver on I-70 amid Floyd Hill bridge building By Bruce Finley December 15, 2025 at 6:06 p.m. The nighttime closures this week, scheduled from 9 p.m. until 5 a.m., are planned around...
Westbound I-70 closed in Arapahoe County for semitrailer crash By Lauren Penington December 15, 2025 at 5:16 p.m. Westbound Interstate 70 was closed Monday in Arapahoe County for a crash involving two semitrailers,...
Southbound I-25 reopens near Pueblo after fatal pedestrian crash By Lauren Penington December 10, 2025 at 11:22 a.m. Southbound I-25 reopened in southern Colorado on Wednesday morning after a fatal crash involving a...
Colorado road conditions: Strong winds shut down highways, prompt warnings By Lauren Penington December 9, 2025 at 6:59 p.m. Strong winds across Colorado on Tuesday shut down highways and prompted warnings for drivers.
Loveland Pass on U.S. 6 reopens after Monday morning ‘safety concerns,’ stalled vehicle By Lauren Penington December 8, 2025 at 2:13 p.m. As of 2 p.m. Monday, Loveland Pass had reopened in both directions between mile marker...
5 injured in head-on crash that shut down U.S. 285 near Conifer By Lauren Penington December 7, 2025 at 12:24 p.m. Two cars collided and at least five people were injured in the Sunday morning head-on...
NREL drops ‘renewable energy’ in bow to Trump’s new climate Orwellian newspeak (Letters) By DP ¶¶Ņõap December 4, 2025 at 8:19 a.m. Laboratory name change spells trouble Re: "The National Renewable Energy Lab is renamed," Dec. 3...
Car stuck in the snow on Colorado roads? Here’s what to do — and how to prevent it. By Katie Langford December 4, 2025 at 7:20 a.m. Getting stuck in a Colorado blizzard or lodged in a snowbank while driving might seem...
Colorado road conditions: Snow causes slick commutes, closes roads By Lauren Penington December 3, 2025 at 7:28 p.m. Snow continued to cause dangerous road conditions across metro Denver on Wednesday night, including crashes...
How to drive in snow and ice in the mountains: A Colorado winter survival guide By Lauren Penington December 3, 2025 at 12:55 p.m. Speeding during winter weather increases Colorado driversā risk of being involved in an injury or...
I-25 to be closed overnight in Broomfield next week for construction By Celia Frazier December 3, 2025 at 3:37 p.m. Interstate 25 at Colo. 7 in Broomfield is set to close overnight Dec. 8 and...
Perfect Broncos’ storytelling matched with a perfect picture (Letters) By DP ¶¶Ņõap December 4, 2025 at 1:17 p.m. Broncos' storytelling matched with a perfect picture Re: "Thriller," Dec. 1 sports story
50 vehicles involved in pileup crashes that shut down I-70 in Glenwood Canyon By Lauren Penington November 30, 2025 at 3:44 p.m. Interstate 70 was closed Sunday near Glenwood Springs for a crash as snow fell on...
Colorado Sen. Faith Winter killed in crash on I-25 near Centennial By Katie Langford December 4, 2025 at 11:54 a.m. State Sen. Faith Winter was killed Wednesday night in a multi-vehicle crash that closed northbound...
Southbound I-25 in Thornton reopens, 1 taken to hospital after multi-vehicle crash By Katie Langford November 25, 2025 at 1:27 p.m. One person was taken to the hospital after a crash near 84th Avenue that happened...
Driving a 2WD vehicle on I-70 in a storm? New traction law requires chains or anti-slip devices By Bruce Finley November 20, 2025 at 4:55 p.m. During storms, CDOT officials can declare the traction law āactivatedā on any state highway. Along...
184 people have died this year on Colorado roads due to impaired drivers By Sam Tabachnik November 20, 2025 at 7:09 a.m. More than 180 people have died on Colorado roads in 2025 due to impaired drivers...
New I-70 landing page aims to be āone-stop shopā for drivers this winter By Ryan Spencer November 19, 2025 at 7:46 a.m. Driving on the I-70 mountain corridor is āa much different driving experienceā than on most...
Westbound I-76 reopens north of Denver after three-car crash involving semitrailer By Lauren Penington November 17, 2025 at 11:50 a.m. Westbound Interstate 76 was closed north of Denver during the Monday morning commute for a...
Southbound I-25 reopens in Douglas County after crash By Katie Langford November 15, 2025 at 3:29 p.m. Two people had minor injuries after a crash on southbound Interstate 25 near Larkspur in...
Independence Pass closing this weekend before winter storm By Katie Langford November 13, 2025 at 5:29 p.m. Colorado transportation officials will close the scenic, stomach-churning highway over Independence Pass this weekend ahead...
2 killed in Denver crash on I-225 ramp to I-25, police say By Lauren Penington November 17, 2025 at 12:27 p.m. As of 9:20 a.m. Sunday, the southbound I-225 exit ramp to I-25 remained closed for...
Waymo self-driving cars are ‘learning’ Denver’s streets. But Colorado has no regulatory oversight of autonomous vehicles. By Bruce Finley November 10, 2025 at 9:09 a.m. The Waymo expansion here accelerates the spread of machine-learning technology and may help self-driving cars...
CDOT to shut down Vail Pass construction on Friday for winter hiatus By John Meyer November 5, 2025 at 2:39 p.m. Skiers and riders heading to Vail, Beaver Creek and beyond won't have to endure construction...
Vehicle collisions with wildlife spike 16% in Colorado after fall time change By Bruce Finley November 1, 2025 at 6:22 p.m. For deer,Ā the fall time change Sunday means trouble: a 16% spike in collisions with...
Sun glare closures on eastbound I-70 at Floyd Hill are back By Katie Langford October 29, 2025 at 4:29 p.m. Break out the sunglasses and lower those sun shades -- the season of early morning...
Woman killed in crash that snarled traffic on northbound I-25 in Lone Tree By Lauren Penington October 28, 2025 at 10:38 a.m. A woman died Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 25 in Lone...
I-70 reopens in Colorado mountains after overnight snow closures By Seth Klamann October 28, 2025 at 8:03 a.m. Snow forced the closure of Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Loveland Pass on Monday night.