This is not a revenue-generating initiative,” said CDOT’s chief engineer. “We will not break even on this for many years.”

The Colorado Department of Transportation issued a travel advisory for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as a strong winter storm and arctic front are expected to impact the Interstate 70 mountain

Traffic was flowing on major Colorado roadways Saturday morning despite the snow and ice that settled across the Front Range late Friday.

Colorado Department of Transportation plow drivers came to the rescue when they stopped a police chase on Interstate 70.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck.

The Colorado Department of Transportation issued a travel advisory for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend as a strong winter storm and arctic front are expected to impact the Interstate 70 mountain

CDOT said the closure was to allow for crews to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage. The time was selected due to traffic volume typically being at its lowest on I-70. The full closure was expected to last at least six hours.

Plans to improve traffic along I-70 through Summit County have hit a snag, as CDOT pauses plans for improvement near a congested exit.

Colorado snowplows formed a blockade to help stop a suspect fleeing police, resulting in the arrest of 27-year-old Brendan Fooks after a high-speed chase.

The Colorado Department of Transportation closed all eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday morning to allow crews to recover the wreckage of a semi that crashed last week.

Fuel leaking from a diesel tank required hazmat cleanup, which stopped crews from recovering the vehicle at the time.

Westbound traffic backs up east of the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels on Interstate 70 on Thursday, Jan. 2. Ahead of the post-New Year's weekend, the Colorado Department of Transportation said the I-70 could see record-breaking traffic.