Top Headlines Friday, November 20, 2009 | 39.0° A Few Clouds 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city. Save Auto, Air and Law Illegal to Keep Cars Running Unattended As the temperatures outside drop this winter, we will unfortunately face getting into cold cars. Many drivers will be tempted to break the law and be “PUFFERS” (puffer n. an automobile left unattended and running in cold weather). Last year hundreds of people had their  vehicles’ stolen while they were left running unattended.  It doesn’t matter if you lock the doors while the car warms up, you are still a “Puffer”.          News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2

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I-70 Westbound to Close for Weekend I-70 Westbound to Close for Weekend Denver Transit Construction Group, RTD’s contractor for the FasTracks West Corridor construction project, will close westbound Interstate 70.   Friday, November 13 – Monday, November 16, 2009   All westbound lanes of traffic on I-70 between the 6th Avenue and Colfax Avenue exits will be closed the weekend of Friday, November 13th through Monday, November 16th. The WB I-70 full closure will begin at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13th with all westbound lanes of traffic reopening at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, November 16th A detour route will be in place to carry motorists off of westbound I-70 westbound at Colfax Avenue to 6th Avenue west on 6th Avenue to Earl Johnson Road south at Earl Johnson Road onto C-470 southbound back to I-70 westbound Be advised that all construction activities are weather-dependent and subject to change. For complete up-to-date information on upcoming construction activities, access the Construction Information Page for the West Corridor on the Web at www.RTD-Fastracks.com, or call 303-299-2000 for pre-recorded information 24 hours a day. To speak to someone about construction activities, please call 720-989-8099. FasTracks is RTD’s voter-approved transit program to expand rail and bus service throughout the RTD service area. FasTracks will build 122 miles of commuter rail and light rail, 18 miles of bus rapid transit service, add 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station and redirect bus service to better connect the eight-county District. The FasTracks investment initiative is projected to create more than 10,000 jobs during the height of construction, and will pump billions of dollars into the regional economy. For more information, visit the FasTracks Web site at www.RTD-FasTracks.com. Posted on Sunday, November 08, 2009 Return