A spokesperson with the city of Lakewood sent a statement … that said in part, “The city has received many complaints about this, and both our homeless outreach team and the Lakewood Police Department have contacted the Colorado Department of Transportation about this issue because the camp is on state property. Given that, any enforcement or cleanup ultimately rests with the state.”
On Thursday, CDOT … dispute[d] this statement from the Lakewood spokesperson. CDOT shared a copy of a letter the department gave to the city, authorizing “the Lakewood Police Department to take action toward any person on any CDOT property located within Lakewood City who does not belong on the property.”