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Real Stories of CDOT Highway Patrol 60
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This is the unofficial (uses real names) web page for the Colorado Department of Transportation's Highway Maintenance barn in Cotopaxi, Colorado.
Real Stories of CDOT Highway Patrol 60
Welcome to the Home Page!
This is a photo of our "barn". Click here for more barn photos. (coming soon…) Catch the excitement.
In CDOT-ease "barn" means "shop". I don't know why. Maybe a long time ago they had chickens.
The purpose of this site is to provide information on what we do at CDOT, specifically what Patrol 60 is up to.
Up until May 15 we will be working on cleaning the rocks out of ditches. The rafters whined so now we can't close a lane to do maintenance on the road between May 15 and September 15. (I'll try to get some photos of rafters peeing into the Arkansas River posted so you can be even more impressed. Remember, we have to give it back to Kansas.)
It's getting close to the end of CDOT's fiscal year, so CDOT MUST use up a lot of oil (A.K.A. asphalt, money) so they can get it into their budget next year. So we (Patrol 60) have to travel great distances to help other patrols on secondary roads spend money. But that's another story for later. Anyhow, we spend a LOT of time on other patrols. I would rather work on "our" section of road. I don't get to vote.
Factoids:
Patrol 60 does maintenance on US Highway 50 between mile markers 241.26 (Coaldale) and 266.09 (Parkdale). The Arkansas River borders the entire Patrol.
Phone number: 719-942-4420 Best to call at 8:00 am.
Location: 0179 Fremont County Road 50 (yes, it's listed everywhere as County Road 51, but that is incorrect)
Personnel: Ed Reigel, Transportation Maintenance II (TM2, or boss)
Nelson Moore, Transportation Maintenance I (TM1, or not the boss)(me)
Jerry Degenhart, Transportation Maintenance I (TM1, or not the boss either)
The local sociologist once told me we would always be in turmoil because there were three of us. So then, apparently, the saying "Three is a crowd" actually has scientific support.
CDOT Engineering axiom #243: If the hole is round, drive a square peg into it. Forcefully.
Here is a photo of us on our way to help the invalids on Patrol 27 (CDOT Maintenance, Westcliffe). No, we're not pretty.
It's getting close to the end of CDOT's fiscal year, so CDOT MUST use up a lot of oil (A.K.A. asphalt, money) so they can get it into their budget next year. So we (Patrol 60) have to travel great distances to help other patrols on secondary roads spend money. But that's another story for later. Anyhow, we spend a LOT of time on other patrols. I would rather work on "our" section of road. I don't get to vote.
Factoids:
Patrol 60 does maintenance on US Highway 50 between mile markers 241.26 (Coaldale) and 266.09 (Parkdale). The Arkansas River borders the entire Patrol.
Phone number: 719-942-4420 Best to call at 8:00 am.
Location: 0179 Fremont County Road 50 (yes, it's listed everywhere as County Road 51, but that is incorrect)
Personnel: Ed Reigel, Transportation Maintenance II (TM2, or boss)
Nelson Moore, Transportation Maintenance I (TM1, or not the boss)(me)
Jerry Degenhart, Transportation Maintenance I (TM1, or not the boss either)
The local sociologist once told me we would always be in turmoil because there were three of us. So then, apparently, the saying "Three is a crowd" actually has scientific support.
CDOT Engineering axiom #243: If the hole is round, drive a square peg into it. Forcefully.
Here is a photo of us on our way to help the invalids on Patrol 27 (CDOT Maintenance, Westcliffe). No, we're not pretty.
CDOT Mission Statement:
"Provide the best multi-modal transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods, and information."
What we really do! Under Construction! So typical, huh? Click here!
Check out the local weather! Click here!
Moore Links: coming soon!
CDOT on the Web! ! Check out the Colorado Department of Transportation Home Page! Click here!
CDOT Definitions coming soon…
Job Info coming soon…
Photos
Email nelson@ris.net
CDOT Mission Statement:
"Provide the best multi-modal transportation system for Colorado that most effectively moves people, goods, and information."
What we really do! Under Construction! So typical, huh? Click here!
Check out the local weather! Click here!
Moore Links: coming soon!
CDOT on the Web! ! Check out the Colorado Department of Transportation Home Page! Click here!
CDOT Definitions coming soon…
Job Info coming soon…
Photos
Email nelson@ris.net
What we really do! Under Construction! So typical, huh? Click here!
Check out the local weather! Click here!
CDOT on the Web! ! Check out the Colorado Department of Transportation Home Page! Click here!
CDOT Definitions coming soon…
Job Info coming soon…
Photos
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