Engineering & Public Works Roadshow Stop in Colorado
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Event Details
Clear Creek Canyon Park Gateway Segment Project
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. (See below for schedule of events)
Trailhead Parking Lot (21100 US Highway 6 | Golden, CO 80403)
Join ACEC Colorado as the state will be featured for the first time by a stop from the national Engineering & Public Works Roadshow with exploration of the Clear Creek Canyon Park Gateway Segment project in Golden.
Presenting Event Partners
- American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC National)
- American Public Works Association (APWA National)
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE National)
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado (ACEC Colorado)
- Jefferson County Open Space – Client for Project
- Muller Engineering Company – Consulting Engineer on Project
- ERO Resources Corporation – Environmental Partner on Project
- Colorado Real Estate Journal – Media Sponsor for Event
- Colorado Public Works Journal – Media Sponsor for Event
- Transportation & Construction GIRL – Educational Partner
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Schedule of Events*
- 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. – Staged Educational Stations for Students
- Middle school/high school students are invited to participate at select “experiential stations” at the trailhead (e.g., soil testing, water testing, etc.) in partnership with Transportation & Construction Girl nonprofit group
- 10 – 10:45 a.m. – Press Conference/Opening Ceremony
- Speakers Include:
- ACEC Colorado National Director – Gray Clark, PE
- U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07)
- ACEC National Vice Chair – Elizabeth Stolfus, PE, FACEC
- Muller Engineering Company Vice President – Matt Andrews, PE
- APWA National Technical Director & Mile High Flood District Executive Director – Laura Kroeger, PE
- Colorado School of Mines Incoming Senior/Geotech Engineer Student – Sela Martinez
- ASCE Colorado Government Affairs Chair – Sarah Klarich, PE
- Jefferson County Commissioner – Lesley Dahlkemper (District 3)
- Presentation of Awards
- ACEC Colorado National Director – Gray Clark, PE
- Speakers Include:
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Educational 5K Loop with Trail Experts
- Volunteers from Jefferson County Open Space will be onsite throughout the trail to point out significant milestones and the history of Clear Creek Canyon (more details coming soon).
*Schedule of events is subject to change at any time.
Media Kit
(More details coming soon)
- Watch video about Clear Creek Canyon Park Gateway Segment Project
- Read news release about Muller Engineering Company being awarded Engineering Excellence Award for the Clear Creek Canyon Park, Gateway Segment Project
- Read more about Clear Creek Canyon Park from Jefferson County Open Space (including project facts and details)
- Photos to use (coming soon)
Fun Facts*
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This segment of the Peaks to Plains Trail includes approximately 22,140 square feet of sidewalk and 47,520 feet (9 miles) of cable on the pedestrian railing.
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The amount of dirt transported to and from the project site could fill 15 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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5,280 feet of railing was installed in the Mouth of the Canyon, a true mile-high project.
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Many of the walls on this project were constructed with Redi-Rock Blocks which are a lot like gigantic Legos. In total the project used about 5,254 of these blocks.