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Colorado's transportation agency is backing the most advanced remaining U.S. remote tower project, at Northern Colorado Regional Airport near Fort Collins. - Advancing remote tower project at Northern Colorado Regional Airport
For decades, small and regional airports have relied on aging air traffic control towers built in the 1960s and 1970s, with limited federal help for upgrades. On January 21, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) quietly opened a grant window that makes up to $120 million available—six times the annual norm—at 100% federal cost, covering everything from tower reconstruction to the construction of FAA-certified remote towers. It is the final and largest funding round of a five-year program created by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Updated Feb 20
The state agency responsible for Colorado's highway infrastructure, maintenance, and safety messaging. - Managing highway closures and safety warnings
Four people died and 29 were hospitalized when 85-mph gusts swept across Interstate 25 near Pueblo, Colorado on February 17, 2026, creating a 'brownout' that reduced visibility to zero and triggered a 36-vehicle pileup including seven semi-trucks. The victims—a father and son from Walsenburg, and two women from nearby communities—were killed in a chain-reaction collision that unfolded in seconds as drivers entered a wall of airborne dirt they could not see through or stop in time to avoid.
Updated Feb 18
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