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Boulder commuters to Denver: Get Ready for 36 road construction next week
Mar 11th
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
BRIDGE GIRDER INSTALLATION TO CLOSE US 36 NEAR 80TH AVENUE NEXT WEEK
WESTMINSTER– Next week, March 14th through March 17th, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will install bridge girders for the new 80th Avenue bridge over US 36. The work will require a full closure of eastbound and westbound US 36 for four nights, weather permitting.
“Over the last several months, we have been constructing the bridge substructure and completing some work on 80th Avenue,” said CDOT Project Engineer Jason Lucerna. “With this work nearly complete, we can begin the construction of the bridge deck by installing girders. The girder installation will soon be followed by a bridge deck pour as well as other overhead work that will require additional full closures of US 36.”
To complete the girder installation, the following closures will be in place each night, weather permitting:
Westbound US 36 near 80th Avenue: One lane of westbound US 36 near 80th Avenue will be closed each night starting at 8 p.m. with all lanes closing at 10 p.m. All lanes of westbound US 36 will reopen by 5:30 a.m. the following day.
Eastbound US 36 near 80th Avenue: One lane of eastbound US 36 near 80th Avenue will be closed each night starting at 9 p.m. with all lanes closing at 10 p.m. All lanes of eastbound US 36 will reopen by 5 a.m. the following day.
During the closure, motorists on westbound US 36 can exit at Federal Boulevard and take 72nd Avenue or 92nd Avenue to Sheridan Boulevard. Motorists on eastbound US 36 can exit at Sheridan Boulevard and take 72nd Avenue or 92nd Avenue to Federal Boulevard.
Motorists are also reminded that 80th Avenue over US 36 is closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic until approximately May 2011. The detour route for 80th Avenue will also utilize 72nd Avenue or 92nd Avenue to Sheridan Boulevard or Federal Boulevard.
CDOT would like to remind motorists to obey all construction signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Fines for most infractions that occur in the work zone will be doubled.
The girder installation is part of a project that replaces the 80th Avenue bridge over US 36. The bridge was originally constructed in 1951 and is one of Colorado’s poor bridges. When complete, the new bridge will be wider to accommodate an additional left turn lane from 80th Avenue to Oakwood Drive and a wider sidewalk. The new bridge will also have greater vertical clearance and will be longer to accommodate the future widening of US 36.
Structures, Inc. is the contractor for this $7 million project being funded by CDOT and the City of Westminster. 80th Avenue is expected to reopen around May 2011 and the entire project will be complete by the end of August 2011.
For more information about the project, visit . To receive the monthly flyers and other updates throughout the project, sign up for e-mail alerts at www.coloradodot.info. Click on the logo in the upper right-hand corner below the search function and choose 80th Avenue at US 36 under projects. You may also choose to sign up for other lists based on your needs and interests.
22 Boom – Fast Times Special – Episode 32
Mar 9th
22 Boom’s Fast Times Special has lots in store. First up it’s World News with Heather Loser who reports about Internet Media, then we learn about Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and Lent, also How to Celebrate St. Patricks Day, Baking with Scott Irish Soda Bread, Frozen Dead Guy Daze in Nederland and we wrap the show up with Video Blogs Hotshots Movie Review of Cedar Rapids and Jann Scott Live Cats and Oil.
Videos in this Episode
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22 Boom Intro -
World News 1 – Internet Media -
Mardi Gras and Carnival -
Ash Wednesday and Lent -
events/stpatricksdayhowto -
Baking with Scott – St. Patrick’s and Easter Breads -
Frozen Dead Guy Daze -
Hotshots Movie Review – Cedar Rapids -
Jann Scott Live – Cats and Oil -
Outro
City of Boulder Named IBM Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Recipient
Mar 9th
City of Boulder today announced that IBM has selected the city to receive an IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grant.
The grant provides Boulder and 23 other cities worldwide with access to IBM’s top experts to analyze and recommend ways Boulder can become an even better place in which to live, work and play. The approximate value of each Smarter Cities Challenge grant is equivalent to as much as $400,000.
The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge is a competitive grant program in which IBM is awarding a total of $50 million worth of technology and services to 100 municipalities worldwide over the next three years. Teams of specially selected IBM experts will provide city leaders with analysis and recommendations to support successful growth, better delivery of municipal services, more citizen engagement, and improved efficiency.
In its application for the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge, Boulder identified three potential projects to work with an IBM expert team. The projects focused on developing new technology applications to support community action in key areas: community engagement, sustainability indicators, and smart grid-enabled energy management. The project selected by IBM focuses on the smart grid, as Boulder is the home of the nation’s first fully integrated smart grid. The City of Boulder will explore the project scope and details with IBM over the next few weeks, as well as with Xcel Energy, which owns and operates the project, known as SmartGridCity™. IBM will help the city explore the potential for consumer-facing devices to help residents and businesses become more savvy energy managers, and increasing the potential for distributed renewable energy generation in the city.
“Over 46,000 homes and businesses have been enabled with communications technology that supports a smart grid platform,” said City Manager Jane Brautigam. “Energy management tools in the hands of our residents could be an integral part of optimizing smart grid technology for Boulder and other cities throughout the nation.”
IBM selected cities that made the strongest case for participating in the Smarter Cities Challenge. During these engagements, IBM technical experts, researchers and consultants immerse themselves in local issues and offer a range of options and recommended next steps. Among the issues they examine are healthcare, education, safety, social services, transportation, communications, sustainability, budget management, energy, and utilities.
“We selected the City of Boulder because of its commitment to the use of data to make better decisions, and for its desire to explore and act on smarter solutions to their most pressing concerns,” said Pete Lorenzen, IBM Boulder Senior Location Executive. “The cities we picked are eager to implement programs that tangibly improve the quality of life in their areas, and to create roadmaps for other cities to follow. The stakes have never been greater but we’re excited at the prospect of helping cities tackle the most pressing challenges of our time.”
Smarter Cities Challenge draws upon IBM’s intrinsic technological savvy, but also upon the field experience accumulated by IBM over the last three years from the company’s ongoing pro bono Corporate Service Corps grant program. Corporate Service Corps has deployed 100 teams of 1,000 top IBM employees from around the world with skills in technology, scientific research, marketing, finance, and business development. They work with local government, non profit civic groups, and small business to develop blueprints that intersect business, technology, and society.
Here are the 24 cities that earned IBM Smarter Cities Challenge grants in 2011:
Antofagasta, Chile
Boulder, CO
Bucharest, Romania
Chengdu, China
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Delhi, India
Edmonton, Canada
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Glasgow, UK
Guadalajara, Mexico
Helsinki, Finland
Jakarta, Indonesia
Milwaukee, WI
New Orleans, LA
Newark, NJ
Nice, France
Philadelphia, PA
Providence, RI
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sapporo, Japan
St. Louis, MO
Syracuse, NY
Townsville, Australia
Tshwane-Pretoria, South Africa
