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Beginning at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 1, motorists should expect overnight delays on eastbound Interstate 76 while crews move the temporary barrier wall and restripe the highway. Eastbound I-76 will be reduced to a single lane from 8 p.m. Monday until 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Gov. John Hickenlooper today ordered flags lowered to half-staff on Friday, April 28, on all public buildings statewide in memory of Adams County Firefighter Brett Anderson. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.

Adams County received a 2017 Metro Vision Award from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) in partnership with the City of Brighton for work on the District Plan. Representatives from the county’s Long Range Strategic Planning Department accepted the award on Thursday, April 26, at a ceremony at the Sheraton Downtown Denver.

The E-470 Off-Ramp to southbound I-25 will be closed from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Monday, April 24.

The detour route for westbound E-470 to access southbound I-25 is to take the northbound I-25 exit, travel north CO 7/Baseline Road, exit and rejoin southbound I-25. The detour route for eastbound E-470 to access southbound I-25 is to take the northbound exit, travel north to CO 7/Baseline Road, exit and rejoin southbound I-25.
 
The closure is for barrier placement as part of the Colorado Department of Transportation's North I-25 Express Lanes project.
 

The Adams County Training and Development department has received the Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award from the Alliance for Innovation for the Impact Adams program. County representatives accepted the award today at the 2017 Transforming Local Government Conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Impact Adams has three distinct programs dedicated to helping county employees learn, grow, and contribute to the community—Evolve U, Develop Us, and We Care. 

Clear Creek runs approximately seven miles through southwest Adams County from Sheridan Blvd. to the South Platte River Confluence. Adams County currently owns approximately 178 acres of open space adjacent to Clear Creek. A regional trail and several trail access points have been developed through this corridor, but currently few other amenities are located along the corridor.

NOTICE: Suncor ERT will conduct live fire training on Thursday, April 20, from approximately 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The live fire training will be conducted at the Plant 1 Fire Training grounds. During the training, there will likely be large flames and thick smoke produced. In the event of an actual emergency, all ERT training will cease and proper alarms will be sounded. For more information, contact Jeffrey Osetek, Suncor Security and Emergency Response Coordinator, at josetek@suncor.com.