By Mackenzie Bodell | The Gazette
The state’s latest effort to crack down on speeding and reduce traffic fatalities comes amid an alarming increase in construction-zone deaths, which nearly doubled in 2024.
The Colorado Department of Transportation released preliminary data from 2024 that reflects a roughly 5% decrease in traffic fatalities overall compared to 2023. Continued efforts by CDOT and the Colorado State Patrol hope to further reduce the number of traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by 22.5% by 2027, as part of Gov. Jared Polis’ overall safety goal for Colorado.
Statewide construction-zone deaths totaled 31 in 2024, up 94% from the previous year, which saw 16. In El Paso County alone, 13 construction-zone deaths were reported. Four of those fatalities were in Colorado Springs, according to CDOT
