Engineering & Public Works Roadshow Stop in Colorado

aug 29 engineering & public works roadshow

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

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
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)

Fun Facts*

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.
The amount of dirt transported to and from the project site could fill 15 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
5,280 feet of railing was installed in the Mouth of the Canyon, a true mile-high project.
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.