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14 Porch Notes tagged “state highways,” from counties across Colorado.

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 - 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 - Routt County

CDOT traction law can apply on Routt County state highways

During winter weather, CDOT can activate passenger traction or chain laws on any Colorado state highway.

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Cars and driving - El Paso County

Check COtrip before El Paso County high-country drives

COtrip is Colorado's official source for road conditions, closures, alerts, and cameras before driving I-25, U.S. 24, or routes into higher ground.

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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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Cars and driving - Larimer County

Larimer road closure lists do not cover every road

Larimer County's closure list covers unincorporated county roads only, not state highways or city streets, so match the road owner to your trip.

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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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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 - 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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