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Tom from Denver writes,
âJayson, whatâs driving me crazy is the closure of eastbound 14th Avenue at Colorado Boulevard. It seems like itâs been closed for six months! This is a major west to east thoroughfare and having it closed this long is getting on my nerves. How much longer is it expected to be closed?â
14th Avenue has been closed all this time, Tom, to accommodate Denverâs Jackson Street storm drain project. The city says the new drainage system, âwill provide a critical link between the lower and upper Montclair Basin system for managing stormwater and offer improved flood protection for residents and businesses in the project area between Colfax and 12th Avenues, from Jackson to Albion Streets.
2020 Lead Reduction Program By The Numbers
A sign posted by a Denver Water customer, thanking crews who replaced lead service lines during 2020. Photo credit: Denver Water.
In a year when so much was canceled or put on hold, one program remained steadfast for Denver area residents: the Lead Reduction Program.
“Achieving the many ambitious, first-year goals of the program which is itself on a scale and scope that’s never been tried before and succeeding while a pandemic unfolds around us is absolutely extraordinary,” said Jim Lochhead, the CEO/Manager of Denver Water. “Elements of this program have been implemented on smaller scales across the country, but nothing that’s this wide-ranging, involving so many lines, so many customers, and so many methods of protecting our families, friends and neighbors from the risk of lead.”