Beginning as early as Dec. 9 the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) contractor for the Gold Line, Denver Transit Partners (DTP),will continue construction on Tennyson Street between 58th Place and 60th Avenue. A complete closure of Tennyson Street at the railroad crossing between 58th Place and 60th Avenue will occur. Work is scheduled to be completed within 7 days.
This work is part of the construction of the Gold Line/Northwest Rail Westminster Segment, which is the commuter train to Arvada, Adams County, Westminster and Wheat Ridge. For additional construction information, or if you have questions, please contact the DTP Public Information Team at 303.576.3352. In the event of after-hour emergencies, call 1.855.EAGLE P3 (324.5373). For online project information including construction and traffic
County accepting Christmas trees
The county will accept trees from Adams County residents for recycling from Thursday, Dec. 26, through Monday, Jan. 13, at the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton 80601, located one mile west of Hwy. 85 on 124th Ave. The Regional Park will accept trees daily from sunrise until sunset. Follow signs at the park to the self drop-off site.
Ornaments, tinsel, garlands, flock, nails and stands must be removed before dropping the trees off. There is a limit of two trees per family.
Please note that absolutely no tree limbs, yard waste or trees from commercial operations will be accepted at the Regional Park.
For additional information, county residents are encouraged to call the Parks Department at 303-637-8000 or go to the county web site at www.adcogov.org.
Free seminars about health care reform set
North Suburban will host seminars open to the community on health care reform. These are designed to help people understand the changes and what options they have available for health insurance — largely targeted to the exchange, but this applies to others as well. Those seminars are 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, and 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.
All seminars are free and are held in the Aspen-Spruce Conference Rooms at North Suburban Medical Center at 9191 Grant Street in Thornton. The events are co-hosted by North Suburban and Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield and are free. and open to the public.
