Geofoam Used To Help Rebuild Highway 36 In Record Time
A large part of the repairs were completed with geofoam, a lightweight fill material made from expanded polystyrene.
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A large part of the repairs were completed with geofoam, a lightweight fill material made from expanded polystyrene.
The Colorado Department of Transportation fully reopened eastbound Highway 36 ints original three-lane configuration in time for the Friday morning commute.
After months of repairs, two eastbound lanes of Highway 36 reopened on Thursday and the remaining lanes are expected to reopen Friday morning.
Construction work along U.S. 36 in Westminster will continue with road closures planned for Wednesday and Thursday.
The threat of more rain delayed construction work along U.S. 36 in Westminster.
After months of repairs, traffic on Highway 36 will return to its original configuration.
Crews have finished installing 6,000 geofoam blocks on eastbound U.S. 36.
Construction crews updated CBS4 on the reconstruction of US 36. Repairs to the road are expected to be finished in October.
The eastbound U.S. 36 Emergency Rebuild Project has moved into a permanent construction phase, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
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There are many options when figuring out how to get around the major traffic impacts as eastbound lanes of U.S. 36 remain closed from Wadsworth Parkway to Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster.
U.S. 36 in Westminster, linking Boulder to Denver, will be closed for several days, possibly the entire week, while crews work to stop the eastbound lanes from sinking.
The Flatiron Flyer and LD bus trips will be free Monday and Tuesday as U.S. 36 remains closed.
Eastbound U.S. Highway 36 was closed throughout the day as crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation tried to determine what caused a large crack in the roadway to develop.
A crack that formed in the road led authorities to shut down most of the eastbound lanes of the Boulder Turnpike.
A multi-car crash on Highway 36 ended with one car upside down and wedged under a semi truck.
Firefighters in Adams County rushed to put out a fire burning in the basement of a home on Thursday morning.
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The driver of a cattle truck was rushed to the hospital after the tractor trailer rolled over in Bennett on Tuesday afternoon. The tractor trailer rolled on Old Victory Road located north of Highway 36.
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Increased patrols along U.S. Highway 36 between Denver and Boulder must be working because crashes are down 33 percent.
A jackknifed semi truck blocked eastbound lanes of US 36 on Monday.
Snowy roads across the Denver metro area led to some problems for Thursday morning commuters.
On an average day the stretch of Highway 36 from Boulder to Lyons sees 16,000 cars and as many as 600 cyclists all sharing the roads.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is changing toll rates along Interstate 25 and Highway 36.
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Many local businesses around Canvas Stadium are preparing for an influx in business during the CHSAA state football championships.
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