Colorado Department of Transportation

La Plata and Montezuma counties have the lowest rates of seat belt use in Colorado. That’s according to a 2017 study by the state Department of Transportation.

A 64-year-old employee with the Colorado Department of Transportation has died of injuries received when he was struck by a vehicle on February 2nd.

Traffic deaths are on the increase in Colorado.

The City of Cortez will wait until next year to install medians on Main Street.

Cortez Public Works Director Phil Johnson tells KSJD the City did not receive bids from contractors in time to begin the project this fall. The City will now accept bids in January, and Johnson says he expects more contractors to apply at that time.
 

Crews are putting the final touches on a new road surface for Highway 491 north of Cortez this week.