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The Department of Corrections has identified 125 buildings that are 50 years or older in response to RFI #6. The attachment provides details on each building's general condition, use status, and estimated cost to address controlled maintenance needs.

Pueblo goldenweed (̲Onopsis puebloensis) is a yellow flowered plant in the Asteraceae (Sunflower Family) that is known only from the Arkansas Valley in Pueblo and Fremont counties, Colorado, and is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level. One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack of awareness of its existence and status. Avoiding or minimizing impacts to this species during road maintenance...

Golden blazing is a tall plant, with thick stems, and attractive, 10-petaled bright yellow flowers. Golden blazing star is found primarily on the Smoky Hill member of the Niobrara shale, in the middle Arkansas Valley, in Fremont and Pueblo counties, Colorado, and nowhere else in the world. Golden blazing star is considered to be imperiled at a global and state level. One of the biggest conservation issues for this imperiled plant species is the lack...

Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators (ATMAs) utilize technology to remove a human driver from a vehicle with a high potential for collision. This report evaluates DOT workers' perceptions of working with this automated technology, in order to identify any disconnect between operators and the ATMA system. The study objective was to 1) understand workers' acceptance and understanding of the ATMA technology; 2) Identify ATMA-worker interactions that are...

This study investigated the use of infrared thermometers to detect hot or defective brakes on trucks traveling through the eastbound Port Of Entry (POE) on I-70 in Dumont, CO. The objective of this evaluation was to develop brake temperature screening criteria that can be used to identify potential brake-related problems.