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Asphalt Shortage May Impact CDOT Projects

34 Projects In Jeopardy

A national asphalt and polymer shortage may delay some highway projects in Colorado this summer.

Stacy Stegman with the Colorado Department of Transportation said in a news release to 7NEWS, CDOT is "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 could affect 34 of CDOT’s projects this summer.

Stegman said "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."

Among the options; delaying work until next year, extending project completion time, using a different pavement material/design or 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

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