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Colorado Highway Crews to Ramp up Roadside Fire Mitigation, Including on I-70 Mountain Corridor, as Drought Raises Wildfire Concerns
CDOT crews focus on high-risk corridors using mowing, brush clearing, herbicides, and mechanical treatments to reduce ignition chances amid record-warm winter and drought conditions.
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Colorado highway crews to ramp up roadside fire mitigation, including on I-70 mountain corridor, as drought raises wildfire concerns
The Colorado Department of Transportation is ramping up the amount of roadside fire mitigation work it does as drought conditions raise wildfire concerns statewide, according to a news release. Colorado has experienced a record-warm winter and one of the worst snowpacks in decades. The hot, dry conditions prompted Gov. Jared Polis to activate the state’s Drought Task Force earlier this week. “Our highway corridors run through some of the most fi…
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