| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.07.2026 | Colorado Wildfires Unleash Devastation Across State | Colorado faces an unprecedented wildfire crisis. Four major blazes burn over 300 square miles. The Aspen Acres fire alone destroyed 851 structures. Thousands evacuated. Containment efforts continue. Firefighters battle shifting conditions. ... |
| 10.07.2026 | Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
More than 850 structures have burned in the Aspen Acres fire southwest of Pueblo, officials said Friday morning, as the scope of the blaze starts to come into focus.
Colorado officials have also al... |
| 08.07.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire grows to 96,000 acres, new evacuations issued for Ferris fire | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Aspen Acres fire surged forward on Tuesday, scorching another 3,000 acres in southern Colorado for a total burn area of more than 150 square miles, according to fire officials.
That wildfire re... |
| 07.07.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Fires burn more than 290 square miles, nearly twice the size of Denver | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Several Colorado wildfires grew on Tuesday as fire crews fought to maintain and make progress... |
| 06.07.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire burns more than 260 homes in Pueblo, Custer counties | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
More than 260 homes have been destroyed by the Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties, the sheriffs said Monday afternoon.
The state’s largest ongoing wildfire, the Aspen Acres fire, jumped... |
| 03.07.2026 | US 550 opens to through-traffic on July 1 between Ouray and Ridgway | Ouray County - The Colorado Department of Transportation in coordination with local agencies and wildfire response teams opened US Highway 550 to through-traffic north of Ouray (Mile Points 94 to 96) at 1 p.m. on July 1, 2026. Motorists are... |
| 03.07.2026 | CO 151 week-long paving operations begin July 6 near Chimney Rock | La Plata & Archuleta Counties — Beginning July 6, the Colorado Department of Transportation will perform week-long paving operations on a one-mile segment of Colorado Highway 151 between Chimney Rock National Monument and the US 160 Jun... |
| 01.07.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire surges to 48,000 acres in size; Snyder fire is 49% contained | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
New mandatory evacuations were ordered Wednesday afternoon for the Aspen Acres fire burning in Pueblo and Custer counties as it nearly doubled in size to nearly 48,000 acres, surging past the Snyde... |
| 01.07.2026 | Heavy Fourth of July holiday traffic expected alongside high wildfire risks | Statewide — The Colorado Department of Transportation reminds drivers to be prepared for additional traffic and longer travel times on mountain highways heading to recreational areas over the 4th of July holiday weekend, as well as heighten... |
| 30.06.2026 | Colorado wildfires: More mandatory evacuations ordered in Aspen Acres fire near Pueblo | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A wildfire burning across southern Colorado destroyed at least 100 structures and forced more evacuations as it charred tens of thousands of acres in Pueblo County on Tuesday.
The Aspen Acres fire ... |
| 29.06.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Fires consume 76,000 acres across state amid dry, windy weather | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Wildfires burning in western and southern Colorado have together consumed more than 76,000 acres — roughly 119 square miles — and killed three firefighters, according to the responding agencies.
“C... |
| 28.06.2026 | 3 firefighters killed, nearly 40,000 acres consumed as wildfires scorch western Colorado | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Three firefighters died and two were injured after being overtaken by flames while battling a wildfire ... |
| 21.06.2026 | I-70 crash destroys ‘Leaving Colorful Colorado’ sign | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A Saturday evening crash on westbound Interstate 70 didn’t send anyone to the hospital, but the van that veered off the highway left the remnants of a historic Colorado road sign in its wake.
Lower... |
| 19.06.2026 | US 550 Retaining Wall and Tunnel Repairs | US 550 Retaining Wall and Tunnel Repairs https://www.codot.gov/projects/us550walltunnelrepairs https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
This Project will take place just south of Ouray in Ouray County on US Highway 550.
The work inclu... |
| 13.06.2026 | Vasquez Boulevard Improvements Project enters new phase | Adams County — The Vasquez Boulevard Improvements project will transition to the next phase of construction. Starting June 15, work will now focus on the Vasquez Boulevard/East 60th Avenue/Parkway Drive intersection, where crews are install... |
| 12.06.2026 | Daytime lane closures scheduled on US 160 for upcoming paving operations | La Plata County - Beginning June 14, The Colorado Department of Transportation and contracting partner, Elam Construction, will begin nighttime surface treatment operations on US Highway 160 west of Elmore's Corner. While most work will occ... |
| 12.06.2026 | Full southbound closure on CO 157 (Foothills Parkway) between Valmont and Pearl expected this weekend | Boulder – The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, ACME Concrete Paving Inc., will continue weekend closures on Colorado Highway 157 for concrete rehabilitation operations. Motorists traveling southbound on CO 157... |
| 05.06.2026 | The Colorado Department of Transportation launches Drive Safe Colorado Summer campaign alongside agency partners as summer travel season begins | Email [email protected] to access the media kit.
Statewide – Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol, the Colorado Motor Carriers Association and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control gathered ... |
| 04.06.2026 | Full southbound closure on CO 157 (Foothills Parkway) between CO 119 and Valmont Road continues this weekend | Boulder – The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, ACME Concrete Paving Inc., will continue weekend closures on southbound Colorado Highway 157 for concrete rehabilitation operations.
Motorists traveling southboun... |
| 02.06.2026 | US 160 Harrison & Mildred Signals | US 160 Harrison & Mildred Signals https://www.codot.gov/projects/us160harrisonmildredsignals https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
The signal improvement project is happening at two locations in Cortez along US Highway 160.... |
| 02.06.2026 | I-70 Straight Creek Culvert Repair Project begins today | Summit County — The Colorado Department of Transportation is restarting work on the Interstate 70 Straight Creek Culvert Repair Project. Located between Silverthorne (Exit 205) and the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel (Mile Point 213), th... |
| 28.05.2026 | Full southbound closure on CO 157 (Foothills Parkway) between CO 119 and Valmont Road slated for this weekend | Boulder County — The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, ACME Concrete Paving Inc., will continue weekend closures on Colorado Highway 157 for concrete rehabilitation operations.
Motorists traveling southbound on... |
| 23.05.2026 | CDOT launches new features on COtrip to make traveling more convenient | Statewide - The Colorado Department of Transportation is making travel more convenient than ever with two major updates to its COtrip platforms. Now motorists can find out about traffic impacts or closures along their favorite routes withou... |
| 17.05.2026 | Colorado wildfires: Evacuations lifted for 28,000-acre wildfire burning on Colorado-Oklahoma border | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Southeastern Colorado residents were ordered to evacuate Sunday afternoon as the rapidly growing Sharpe fire in Oklahoma spread across the state line, according to emergency officials.
As of 11:21 ... |
| 14.05.2026 | Wolf Creek Tunnel Maintenance | Wolf Creek Tunnel Maintenance https://www.codot.gov/projects/wolfcreektunnel https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
Work will occur on US 160 on the east end of Wolf Creek Pass inside the tunnel. Crews plan to remove uneven road sur... |
| 07.05.2026 | Full southbound closure on CO 157 (Foothills Parkway) between Valmont Road and Pearl Street expected this weekend | Boulder County - The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, ACME Concrete Paving Inc., will resume weekend closures on Colorado Highway 157 for concrete rehabilitation operations.
Crews are transitioning to southbou... |
| 07.05.2026 | Motorists: prepare for a spring storm this week | Statewide - After weeks of summer-like weather, motorists must be prepared for rapidly changing conditions in the mountains, along the Front Range and in the Denver metro area as heavy spring snow is expected to cause wet, slushy and hazard... |
| 07.05.2026 | CO 17 Resurfacing from Antonito to New Mexico State Line | CO 17 Resurfacing from Antonito to New Mexico State Line https://www.codot.gov/projects/co17antonitoresurfacing https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
This project will take place on CO Highway 17, from approximate Mile Point 15 to ... |
| 07.05.2026 | US 24 Resurfacing North of Buena Vista | US 24 Resurfacing North of Buena Vista https://www.codot.gov/projects/us24buenavistaresurfacing https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
Work will include:
Resurfacing the highway
Rumble strip installation
Guardrail improvements
Road ... |
| 05.05.2026 | Statewide Weigh-In-Motion Scales Replacement | Statewide Weigh-In-Motion Scales Replacement https://www.codot.gov/projects/statewideweighinscales https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png
This project consists of removing existing weigh pads and steel foundation frames and replacin... |
| 02.05.2026 | CDOT emphasizes the importance of winter-safe tires ahead of Presidents Day travel | CDOT enfatiza la importancia de usar neumáticos seguros para invierno en el marco del Día del Presidente en español
Statewide - More than 1 million motorists are expected to travel through the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel this month. ... |
| 02.05.2026 | CDOT ramps up roadside fire mitigation efforts ahead of high-risk 2026 fire season | Statewide - With Colorado Department of Transportation meteorologists warning of an above-normal potential for significant fires across much of Colorado, but especially in the mountains and foothills, this summer, the Department is taking p... |
| 01.05.2026 | Resurfacing project begins on CO 74 (Bear Creek Road) in Early May | Jefferson County — The Colorado Department of Transportation, in partnership with prime contractor Brannan Sand and Gravel, will begin resurfacing and improvement work on Colorado Highway 74 (Bear Creek Road) between Evergreen Lake and Lair... |
| 14.04.2026 | Pedestrian killed in Brighton crash that shut down U.S. 85 | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A pedestrian was hit and killed while crossing U.S. 85 in Brighton early Tuesday morning, temporarily shutting down the highway’s northbound lanes, police said.
Brighton police officers responded t... |
| 22.03.2026 | Wildfire near Fort Carson consumes 4,600 acres | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A wildfire that sparked last week in southern Colorado has consumed more than 4,500 acres and evacuated dozens of residents, officials said Sunday.
As of Sunday morning, the 24 fire was burning on ... |
| 19.03.2026 | Avalanche on U.S. 40 in Colorado mountains disrupts traffic | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Westbound U.S. 40 was closed near Winter Park on Thursday after an avalanche covered part of the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related Articles
Rapid wildfire spr... |
| 25.02.2026 | 3,500-acre grass fire in eastern Colorado ignited by motor vehicle crash | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Residents in a small town on Colorado’s Eastern Plains were ordered to evacuate Wednesday afternoon after a grass fire sparked from a vehicle crash nearby, fueled by strong winds and dry vegetation... |
| 16.01.2026 | Colorado road closures: High winds close highways across Front Range, Eastern Plains | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed or restricted travel on highways across the Front Range and Eastern Plains on Friday because of high winds, agency officials said. Colorado road clo... |
| 14.01.2026 | 1 injured in crash that closed southbound I-25 near Mead | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
One person was injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 25 near Mead on Wednesday evening.
The crash happened at 5:23 p.m. near milepost 245 and involved three vehicles, accordi... |
| 16.12.2025 | Juvenile dies in 4-vehicle crash on I-25 near Loveland | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A juvenile died in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 near the Loveland exit on Tuesday.
The four-vehicle crash that happened around 12:27 p.m. was caused by an earlier incident where a vehicle ... |
| 09.12.2025 | Colorado road conditions: Strong winds shut down highways, prompt warnings | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Strong winds across Colorado on Tuesday shut down highways and prompted warnings for drivers.
The following roads were closed as of 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Colorado Department of Transp... |
| 05.12.2025 | Colorado road conditions: Snow, crashes close I-70, U.S. 6 | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Heavy snow and high winds snarled Colorado’s mountain highways on Saturday, causing intermittent closures of Interstate 70 and other highways as a winter storm dumped more than a foot of fresh snow... |
| 17.11.2025 | Westbound I-76 reopens north of Denver after three-car crash involving semitrailer | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Westbound Interstate 76 partially reopened Monday morning north of Denver after a three-car crash involving a semitrailer shut down the highway during rush hour, according to investigators.
As of 1... |
| 27.10.2025 | I-70 reopens in Colorado mountains after overnight snow closures | Snow forced the closure of Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Loveland Pass on Monday night, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
I-70 was closed in both directions between exit 205, near Silverthorne, and exit 216, n... |
| 04.09.2025 | Colorado 93 reopened after pickup rollover south of Boulder | A single-vehicle rollover south of Boulder took down power lines and closed Colorado 93 this morning.
Colorado 93 has reopened in both directions after the crash closed the road Thursday morning. The right lane of northbound Colorado 93 rem... |
| 18.07.2025 | Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment | Turner Gulch fire and Wright Draw fire near Gateway
Firefighters have made more progress in containing the state’s largest wildfire, bringing the Turner Gulch blaze to 34% containment as of Friday, primarily on the fire’s western edge. That... |
| 16.07.2025 | Colorado wildfires: 5 fires on Western Slope destroy nearly 21,000 acres | Jump to: Turner Gulch fire | Wright Draw fire | Deer Creek fire | South Rim fire | Sowbelly fire The Turner Gulch fire is burning on nearly 14,000 acres of land near Gateway in Mesa County. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management).... |
| 06.07.2025 | CDOT to start repairs on aging bridges over railroad tracks in Denver area | The construction schedule could change depending on the weather and other factors. Drivers can go to COtrip.org for real-time road conditions and closures.
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| 23.06.2025 | Multiple injuries reported in Westminster 7-car crash on westbound U.S. 36 | Originally Published: June 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM MDT |
| 18.06.2025 | Loveland Pass reopens after days-long closure for landslide | The closure spanned roughly from Montezuma Road to Interstate 70.
Once the dirt was cleared from the road, crews made sure the mountain slope was stable to prevent another landslide, state officials said.
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| 16.06.2025 | Loveland Pass indefinitely closed after landslide covers highway | CDOT crews are escorting trucks carrying hazardous materials through the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on I-70 at the top of every hour. Traffic will be held at that time for the trucks to drive through.
Hazmat vehicles are not normal... |
| 29.05.2025 | I-25 closed between Mead, Berthoud for a crash | Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.
Originally Published: May 29, 2025 at 6:44 AM MDT |
| 16.10.2023 | Feds begin investigation of train derailment as long I-25 closure continues near Pueblo | Update: Broken rail caused fatal train crash and bridge collapse near Pueblo, NTSB says
A team of federal investigators on Monday began probing a fatal Pueblo County train derailment and bridge collapse that blocked Interstate 25 as officia... |
| 20.06.2023 | Crime and Public Safety
Crime and Public Safety | Colo. 7 rockslide closure south of Lyons extended through Friday | Colo. 7 will remain closed until at least Friday due to rockslide midway between Lyons and Allenspark.
This is the second delay in the removal process of the large rockslide that occurred June 14 at milepost 23, about a mile east of Spruce ... |
| 17.01.2023 | Boulder County expecting significant snow into Wednesday | Boulder County is under a winter storm warning stretching from 5 p.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday, with up to about a foot of snow possible in some areas before it winds down.
According to Caitlyn Mensch, meteorologist with the National Wea... |
| 05.01.2023 | Outdoors
Outdoors | Download these apps before your next winter ski adventure in Colorado | Gone are the days of $5 lift tickets and paper trail maps. Practically everything you need to enjoy the slopes now fits on your cell phone.
Whether you’re preparing to pull out your pass or track your top speed, there’s an app for that. Her... |
| 07.11.2022 | Crime and Public Safety
Crime and Public Safety | At least two injured in multi-vehicle crash near Erie; Colo. 52 still closed at 9 p.m. | At least two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash just before 6 p.m. Monday. The collision happened just north of Erie, near the intersection of Colo. 52 and East County Line Road.
State Trooper Josh Lewis of the Colorado State Patr... |
| 01.07.2021 | How to avoid traffic headaches in the mountains this Fourth of July weekend | One of the busiest traffic crushes of the year could produce even more headaches than usual over the Fourth of July weekend because of the potential for mudslides to close Glenwood Canyon, CDOT is warning.
When the iconic Hanging Lake trail... |
| 14.01.2021 | Colo. 119 in Boulder Canyon reopens after emergency work | The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Colo. 119 is back open to two-lanes, after being reduced to one-lane on Monday to clear debris and loose rock from a portion of the road in Boulder Canyon.
A 600-foot section of the road a... |
| 11.01.2021 | Colo. 119 in Boulder Canyon down to one lane for emergency work | The Colorado Department of Transportation announced Colo. 119 will be reduced to one-lane with alternating traffic for 3 to 5 days in order to clear debris and loose rock from a portion of the road in Boulder Canyon.
A 600-foot section of t... |
| 12.08.2020 | Grizzly Creek fire update: Wildfire near Glenwood Springs grows to 4,624 acres | The Grizzly Creek fire grew to 4,624 acres Wednesday night with 0% containment, as Interstate 70 remains closed through Glenwood Canyon and more nearby residents are being evacuated.
Residents in No Name, Lookout Mountain and Coulter Creek ... |
| 11.08.2020 | Grizzly Creek fire update: I-70 remains closed through Glenwood Canyon, residents being evacuated | The Grizzly Creek Fire forces the closure of Interstate 70 near Glenwood Springs on Aug. 10, 2020.
Smoke from the Grizzly Creek Fire force an Interstate 70 closure near Glenwood Springs on Aug. 10, 2020. (Glenwood Fire)
Flames from the Griz... |
| 15.05.2020 | Blasting work returns to Boulder Canyon May 26 | There will be a four-hour closure of Colo. 119 through Boulder Canyon on May 26 between mile points 38 and 40 to facilitate rock blasting, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The blast, the first of approximately five pl... |
| 14.07.2019 | Cracks in U.S. 36 won’t be fixed in time for Monday commute | Boulder commuters headed to Denver who usually take U.S. 36 should start looking for alternate routes and expect longer drives.
Eastbound U.S. 36 will remain closed at least through Tuesday at Wadsworth Parkway/Church Ranch Boulevard as the... |
| 14.06.2019 | CDOT revises menu for motorist updates on Boulder Canyon work | More than two months into the project, the Colorado Department of Transportation is making wholesale changes to the communications tools with which people can get updates and learn about ongoing blasting and construction work on Colo. 119 i... |
