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28 Porch Notes tagged “CDOT,” from counties across Colorado.

Cars and driving - Clear Creek County

Winter driving on I-70 through Clear Creek County has rules

Interstate 70 climbs through Clear Creek County toward the Eisenhower Tunnel, and in winter the state can require vehicles to meet a traction law.

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Cars and driving - San Miguel County

Lizard Head Pass is the year-round road south of Telluride, weather and all

Highway 145 over Lizard Head Pass is the main route south of Telluride and stays open year-round, but winter weather and avalanche control can close it for short stretches.

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Cars and driving - Jackson County

Cameron Pass on Highway 14 is the winter gateway into North Park

The main paved route between Fort Collins and Walden climbs over Cameron Pass on Highway 14, a high crossing where winter weather can turn a drive serious.

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Cars and driving - Adams County

Adams state highways are CDOT roads

Interstates, U.S. routes, and state highways belong to CDOT; cities and counties keep up the local streets.

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Cars and driving - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe drivers can hit traction law on state highways

Colorado's traction and chain law can switch on along any state highway in a storm, so it can reach Arapahoe drivers far from the mountains.

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Cars and driving - Arapahoe County

Arapahoe state highways are CDOT roads, not county streets

CDOT maintains interstates, U.S. highways, and state highways through Arapahoe County, while cities and the county handle different local roads.

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Cars and driving - Arapahoe County

Check COtrip before Arapahoe metro and mountain drives

COtrip is CDOT's official source for live road conditions, closures, alerts, cameras, and roadwork before any Arapahoe drive.

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Cars and driving - Jefferson County

I-70 through Jeffco is a CDOT road, not a county road

I-70 is a state highway, so check CDOT and COtrip for closures and traction law, not Jeffco's county road tools.

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Cars and driving - Adams County

Adams drivers can meet traction law on state highways

Colorado can put a traction or chain law on any state highway when a storm hits — not just on mountain passes.

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Cars and driving - El Paso County

El Paso County winter drives can fall under CDOT traction law

Traction and chain laws switch on with the road and weather, so a short Colorado Springs drive on a state highway can become a traction-law drive.

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Cars and driving - El Paso County

In El Paso County, state highways are CDOT roads

Potholes and plowing on I-25 or a state highway go to CDOT; county roads and bridges go to El Paso County Public Works.

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Cars and driving - Routt County

Routt County state-highway access goes through CDOT

A driveway onto a Colorado state highway needs a CDOT access permit, not a Routt County road-and-bridge permit.

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Home and property - Alamosa County

Driveway access is its own Alamosa County building question

A driveway needs an access permit from Alamosa County Road & Bridge, or from CDOT when it meets a state or federal highway.

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Cars and driving - Morgan County

Morgan County state-highway access goes through CDOT

Building, moving, or changing the use of any driveway onto a Colorado state highway in Morgan County needs a CDOT access permit first.

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Home and property - Prowers County

Prowers County driveway access needs more than a path through the fence

A Prowers County driveway must be suitable for emergency vehicles, and a new state-highway approach needs CDOT approval.

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Cars and driving - Pueblo County

Pueblo road repairs depend on which road you are on

Around Pueblo, county roads, city streets, Pueblo West, and state highways each go to a different shop, so a repair report needs the right one.

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Cars and driving - Routt County

Routt County utility work in state highway right-of-way needs CDOT

Utility work, line relocation, or staging inside a state highway right-of-way needs a CDOT utility or special-use permit.

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Cars and driving - Morgan County

Morgan County utility work in state highway right-of-way needs CDOT

Utility installs and other work inside Colorado state highway right-of-way in Morgan County need a CDOT utility or special-use permit.

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Cars and driving - Routt County

Routt County oversize loads need a state and county route check

A CDOT oversize permit covers only listed highways, so Routt County roads need a separate county permit check.

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Cars and driving - Morgan County

Morgan County road problems start with the road jurisdiction

Road concerns in Morgan County can belong to the county, a city, or CDOT depending on whether the road is local, county, or state maintained.

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Cars and driving - Morgan County

Morgan County oversize loads may need the state freight permit path

An oversize or overweight load through Morgan County starts with CDOT freight permitting, then any county-road approvals before the move date.

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Cars and driving - Gilpin County

The Peak to Peak Byway is scenic — and a real mountain drive

The Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway runs to Black Hawk through Gilpin County, and a designated byway is still a high mountain road in winter.

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Cars and driving - Pueblo County

Around Pueblo, I-25 weather can close the road south and north

Pueblo sits on Interstate 25, and winter storms or wind can lead to closures on the stretches south toward New Mexico and north toward Colorado Springs, so checking road conditions before a long drive is worth the habit.

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Cars and driving - Montrose County

Leaving Montrose by car often means a mountain pass

Montrose sits in a valley, but the highways out of it climb mountain passes that can bring chain laws and closures, so checking road conditions before a winter trip is routine.

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Cars and driving - Kiowa County

US 287 through Eads is part of the Ports-to-Plains freight corridor

US Highway 287 runs north-south through Eads as part of the Ports-to-Plains corridor, a busy truck route, and CDOT has added passing lanes near town.

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Cars and driving - Denver County

The express lanes on Denver's highways are tolled

Several Denver-area highways have express lanes that charge a toll or require a pass, separate from the free general lanes beside them.

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Cars and driving - Pueblo County

The Frontier Pathways Scenic Byway starts at Pueblo

Frontier Pathways is a designated Colorado scenic byway that runs west from the Pueblo area into the Wet Mountains and Wet Mountain Valley, a long drive through frontier history.

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Cars and driving - Montrose County

The West Elk Loop scenic byway anchors at Montrose's Black Canyon

The West Elk Loop is a long Colorado scenic and historic byway that uses the Black Canyon near Montrose as one of its anchors, looping through mountain and ranch country over a full day of driving.

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