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Statewide Transportation Plan
July 14, 2008
Asphalt Shortage May Impact Numerous CDOT Projects
STATEWIDE – Due to a national asphalt and polymer shortage, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has begun the process of reviewing its 2008 summer highway projects to identify those that may be impacted and what actions should be taken. The asphalt shortage is expected to be short-term but has the potential to affect 34 of CDOT’s projects this summer. Priority will be given to projects on more heavily traveled routes, areas with the most significant pavement damage or those in the middle of construction. Possible actions may include:
Delaying work until next year
Extending project completion time
Using a different pavement material/design
Partially completing a project until additional asphalt can be secured
The projects are:
Denver Metro
- Colorado Boulevard (State Highway 2), Mexico Avenue to Alameda Avenue
- Indiana Avenue (State Highway 72), 64th Avenue to 86th Parkway
- Colfax Avenue (US 40), Colorado Boulevard to Quebec Street
- Colfax Avenue (US 40), Airport Boulevard to Tower Road
- I-25, Santa Fe Drive to 6th Avenue
- Havana Street/6th Avenue (State Highway 30), 1st Avenue to Potomac Street
Central
- I-25, Tomah Road and Douglas Lane
- I-70, Empire Junction/US 40 and Fall River Road
Western
- State Highway 131, south of Steamboat Springs
- State Highway 135, Crested Butte south
- State Highway 13, south of the Wyoming state line
- I-70, Vail to US 24
- State Highway 82, west of Basalt
- I-70, State Highway 65 to Palisade
- State Highway 125, US 40 north
- State Highway 340 at I-70
- US 24, north of Leadville
North/Northeast
- US 34 near Hardin
- US 85, State Highway 60 to LaSalle (near Evans)
- State Highway 93, Regent Drive to State Highway 170 (Boulder)
- State Highway 52 through Fort Lupton
- US 34, I-25 to State Highway 257
- US 34 near Yuma
- I-25, Weld County Road 34 to State Highway 56
- I-25, State Highway 56 to Crossroads Boulevard (near Loveland)
Southwest
- US 160, South Fork to Shaw Creek
- US 160, Cielo Azul Drive to Denver Avenue in Alamosa
- State Highway 17 near the junction of US 160 north
- US 550 Red Mountain Pass
South/Southeast
- I-25/State Highway 16 interchange
- I-25 through Trinidad
- I-25, Huerfano/Pueblo County line north 16 miles
- State Highway 21, Powers Boulevard/Woodman Road interchange
- I-25, Northgate to the El Paso/Douglas County Line
In the coming weeks as more information from the asphalt industry becomes available, CDOT will provide updates as to how the above-mentioned projects may be affected, if at all, and what actions, if any, are necessary.
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