City of Golden Weekly Digest
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6-day closure of U.S. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon allows construction of pedestrian bridge, underpass work
By Megan Rees
YourHub
U.S. 6 through Clear Creek Canyon is scheduled to be closed the week of April 20 to set two, 200-foot-long pedestrian bridges and build a pedestrian underpass beneath the highway... Read more...
Rod Mead reflects on three decades of traffic operations
By Amber Shipley
CDOT.gov
In 1993, Rod Mead was a 20-something country-music DJ looking for a way to pay his mortgage. He never imagined he would end up working at the Colorado Department of Transportation – let alone stay for over three decades.. Read more...
South Golden could see new on-demand shuttle later this year
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
Nearly two years after launching, Golden’s Ore Cart is still evolving.
The free shuttle around the city now operates seven days a week and has added bike racks. It has also reconfigured its Gold Route to circulate between downtown and north Golden... Read more...
Mines baseball, softball teams celebrate 10 seniors as they wrap up 2025 seasons
By Corinne Westeman
Golden Transcript
The Colorado School of Mines baseball and softball teams’ graduating seniors are a bit like Golden’s weather in the spring: Never underestimate them, because whatever they do, they will make a statement doing it... Read more...
Jessica M. Smith named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines Newsroom
Jessica M. Smith, Dean’s Fellow of Earth and Society Programs and professor of anthropology in the Engineering, Design and Society Department at Colorado School of Mines, has been named a 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow... Read more...
