CDOT Conference Scheduled for Month's End

The Colorado Department of Transportation will host its annual transportation conference in Denver Oct. 26-27. Gov. Bill Owens has been invited as one of the featured speakers.

Denver to Host CDOT Conference

The 78th annual Colorado Transportation Conference will be held Oct. 26-27 at the Holiday Inn Denver International Airport and Convention Center in Aurora.

This year's theme is "Innovation," with all seminars and presentations featuring new and innovative approaches to transportation projects and processes.

Featured speakers will be Tom DeCoster of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Leadership Institute in Indianapolis and King Gee of the Federal Highway Administration's Office of Infrastructure in Washington, D.C.

Another highlight will be the presentation of the 27th annual Roderick L. Downing Award for special contributions to transportation in Colorado. Also, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens has been invited to give the keynote address.

Registration for the full conference is $75 through Oct. 14; registration for only the technical presentations on Oct. 27 is $25 through Oct. 14.

For an agenda, registration and sponsorship information and the nomination form for the Downing Award, visit the Colorado Department of Transportation's Web site at www.dot.state.co.us.

For more information, including a printed copy of the conference registration or nomination forms, call 303-757-9509 or 303-512-4009.

CDOT Completes S.H. 151

CDOT Completes Los Pinos River BridgeCDOT Completes S.H. 151 Bridge

CDOT officials and Ignacio town leaders celebrated in late August the completion of the State Highway 151 bridge over the Los Pinos River.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on the newly replaced bridge, featuring local dignitaries from the town, county, Southern Ute Tribe and Bureau of Indian Affairs, as well as the project team from CDOT and Lawrence Construction.

Frontage Road Completion Eases I-25 Access

Frontage Road Completion Eases I-25 AccessFrontage Road Completion Eases I-25 Access

Access to southbound Interstate 25 and Invesco Field at Mile High should be easier for motorists now, after the completion of the new frontage road to 23rd Avenue on the west side of the highway.

As part of the new configuration, CDOT has permanently closed the on- and off-ramps from I-25 to 19th Avenue and reconstructed the 17th Avenue and Bryant Street intersection. The project also included construction of a 15-ft-wide pedestrian walkway from 23rd to 20th avenues, separated from the frontage road by a pedestrian railing.

Jalisco International Inc. of Commerce City was the contractor for the $3.6 million project, for which the city of Denver contributed $300,000.

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