CDOT enters 5-year agreement with drone operators

BOULDER — The Colorado Department of Transportation has granted several unmanned aircraft operators an agreement for drone use on future projects.

The CDOT award is not project-based but will eliminate the need for CDOT to put out a request for proposal when a project requires a drone.

The five-year award from CDOT will allow for unmanned aerial vehicle support for transportation applications across the state, said Art Hirsch, an environmental engineer and principal at Boulder-based TerraLogic Sustainable Solutions, one of the firms included in the agreement. In addition to TerraLogic, other firms in the agreement…