RANGELY| The Rangely Town Council met on Tuesday night where they discussed the upcoming town election and a White River algae investigation. The next town council election will take place on April 3, 2018. Petitions to run will be available Jan. 2 and must be returned by Jan. 22. Three[Read More…]
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Goodbye, stoplight…
CDOT hiring snowplow drivers for winter season
RBC | You might not be thinking of snow, but the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is. As they do each fall, CDOT is looking to hire both permanent and seasonal full-time and part-time snowplow drivers and road maintenance workers across the state of Colorado. Hiring has already begun with[Read More…]
Rangely may lose stoplight; town claims town hall
By Jen Hill [email protected] RANGELY I The Rangely Town Council met Tuesday where they discussed the situation with the Main Street stoplight and approved a solution to clear up ownership of town hall. As most locals have noticed, the stoplight on Main Street and White Avenue has been taken out[Read More…]
Commissioners updated on broadband project
By Niki Turner [email protected] RBC I County commissioners heard from IT Director Blake Mobley about the broadband project prior to the regular board meeting Monday in Meeker. Mobley said he recently attended two conferences and said it was “extremely surprising how unusual and well-received our approach to broadband has been.”[Read More…]
‘Father of Glenwood Canyon’s I-70 project’ recalls experience
MEEKER | To say that the contribution of Meeker resident R. A. “Dick” Prosence to Colorado has been enormous would be an understatement. A former civil engineer for Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH, which became CDOT in 1991), Prosence was among a cadre of gifted engineers who built the 180[Read More…]
CDOT encourages motorists to prepare vehicles for winter driving
Special to the Herald Times RBC I Winter weather is coming after a November of unseasonably warm weather and the Colorado Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to prepare for winter driving conditions. During a winter storm, CDOT maintenance crews are on standby for round-the-clock patrol shifts. Maintenance area crews[Read More…]
Hwy. 13 project should be done soon
RBC | Motorists traveling Hwy. 13 between Meeker and Rifle can look forward to the end of a six-month construction project at the end of October. The project, which began in April 2016, covered 2.1 miles of highway from milepost 20.7 to 22.8 north of Piceance Creek. The road was widened[Read More…]
Motorcycle caution urged
RBC I To date, there have been 58 motorcyclist deaths in Colorado this year, nearly a 14 percent increase over this time last year when 51 deaths had been recorded, according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).
Rural seatbelt crackdown ends with 1,593 cited
RBC I In response to high traffic fatality rates and low seat belt use in Colorado’s rural communities, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement launched their annual Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period from March 28 to April 3.
State to crack down on distracted drivers
RBC I There were an estimated 15,307 distracted driving crashes in Colorado in 2015, a number that has grown by 16 percent in the last four years.
Daily bus service from Denver to Glenwood Springs available
RBC I Bustang, Colorado’s first-ever state-owned and operated bus system, has begun weekend service on Interstate 70. The Colorado Department of Transportation’s new inter-regional express bus service will offer one round trip on Saturdays and Sundays: Glenwood Springs to Denver in the morning, and Denver to Glenwood Springs in the[Read More…]
