March 4, 2021
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VOLUME 155 | ISSUE 13
City presents four designs for U.S. 6 and Heritage Road Options include roundabouts, diamond BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The intersection of US 6 and Heritage Road is often one big headache — as anyone who has driven through that intersection at the wrong time of day surely knows. But a cure could be on its way in the form of a reconstruction of the interchange that the city of Golden has been eyeing for decades. While the project has not received full funding, the city has hired the Muller Engineering Company to design the eventually-new interchange, once funding is secured from the state. On Feb. 24, the Muller Engineering Company held a public meeting over Zoom at which its team presented four alternative concepts for how the interchange could be designed. Here is a look at those concepts, the feedback that was received and what is next for the project. The Concepts All of Muller’s designs call for
A rendering of an initial dual roundabouts design for the U.S. 6 and Heritage Road intersection. In a recent community meeting, this COURTESY OF CITY OF GOLDEN PRESENTATION intersection plan garnered the most public support.
the creation of a new Heritage Road overpass that would allow its traffic to pass over U.S. 6. That’s also the case with the neighboring interchange at U.S. 6 and 19th Street, which was completed in 2017. But while all of the designs involve separating the traffic on the two
roadways, they each would give the intersection a different look and feel and present their own pros and cons. Signalized Diamond Probably the most standard design of the bunch, this design would in-
volve a bridge with one lane in each direction and traffic signals controlling traffic on Heritage Road as well as traffic going from Heritage Road to U.S. 6 and vice versa via ramps. Pros and Cons: Project Engineer SEE INTERCHANGE, P9
Jeffco announces return to full in-person learning plan What the District hopes will be the new normal for the end of the school year BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh announced the District’s two-phase plan to return to 100% inperson learning for grades 6-12. This will replace the Hybrid learning option but will not affect students
who have chosen to continue remote learning. The move to 100% in-person learning does not mean many of the in-school COVID-19 safety measures that have been in place for hybrid learning will go away though. Phase one of the plan will begin March 15, with some students returning to 100% in-person learning — which means students will be in school Monday through Thursday. Fridays will continue to be at-home asynchronous days through the end of the year. According to the District’s written
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statement, “priority in phase one will be based on student needs, as determined by each school’s MultiTiered System of Supports (MTSS) process, individual education plans, and the need for special services. Schools will be reaching out to students and families based on the above priority to implement their in-person learning schedules.” Phase two of the plan will kick in on April 5, when the Hybrid option ends. At that time, students currently scheduled in the Hybrid model will return to 100% (Monday through Thursday) in-person learn-
ing. Charter students should check with their individual schools about their plans for in-person learning. The announcement of the plan coincides with, and was influenced by, Jefferson County moving down to Level Blue on the state’s COVID dial on Feb. 26. According to Jefferson County Public Health, the move to Level Blue occurred due to the county’s one-week incidence and test positivity rates falling to, and remaining in, Level Blue metrics for SEE SCHOOLS, P9
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