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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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CDOT announces repair plan for U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge
U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge is getting fixed. The Colorado Department of Transportation hosted meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to detail how the bridge, closed on April 18 due to cracks in the steel bridge structure, will be repaired and at least partially reopened to traffic by July 4. A full opening of the…
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Huge detour set for Colorado travelers due to cracked bridge
A high-traffic bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir has been closed indefinitely after anomalies were found on the structure during an inspection, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced Friday. The U.S. 50 bridge over the reservoir was closed Thursday evening after cracks were found during an inspection of the bridge, according to CDOT officials. With the…