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state highways
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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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.
Read note ->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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