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3rd Annual Work Zone Safety & Support Fundraiser
In support on National Work Zone Safety and Awareness Week, on April 13th Colorado Barricade hosted the Third Annual Poker and Cornhole Fundraiser benefiting the Work Zone Safety and Support Fund (WZSSF). WZSSF was established by the Associate Council of the Colorado Contractors Association (CCA) to better support the industry [...]
Denver’s Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade – five road closures and 12,000 linear feet of crowd control
2018 Denver St Patrick's Day Parade Denver’s Annual St Patrick’s Day Parade kicked off Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Coors Field parking lot and ended at around 1 p.m. at 27th and Blake streets. Earlier in the morning, at 3 am, Patrick O’Bryan, Operation’s Manager for Colorado Barricade, [...]
CB sponsors the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year (MWOY)
Today is the first day of a very important campaign for many people who are facing many types of cancer, including blood cancer. Colorado Barricade is honored to support Larraine Saldivar from Bryan Construction for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year. Larraine is an advocate for cancer [...]
2018 RMACES – Innovation, New Technology & Best Practices
Ted Ott presents Safety on Local Agency Projects at the 2018 RMACES The 45th Annual Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference & Equipment Show (RMACES) welcomed 1300 attendees and 90 exhibitors, February 21-23. Amy Ford, CDOT Director of Communications; Johnny Olson, CDOT Regional Transportation Director, Region 4; and Keynote Amelia Earhart [...]
NWSS Invitational Ranch Rodeo Presented by Colorado Barricade
Colorado Barricade is proud to present the 2018 Invitational Ranch Rodeo on Saturday, January 5 - OPENING DAY of the 2018 National Western Stock Show! Ranch rodeos consist of teams of cowboys or cowgirls from different ranches competing against each other in events that mimic their everyday work on the ranch. Ranch rodeos [...]
Meet the Experts – Customer Appreciation and Demo Day
Colorado Barricade hosted our annual customer appreciation and demo day Friday, September 23rd. Customers and guests from around the region were given one-on-one opportunities with Colorado Barricade experts in Traffic Control, Street/Highway Sign Installation, Pavement Marking and Sign Manufacturing and Sales. Additional vendors and demonstrations included Tim Lang of Ennis Flint, [...]
Don’t Miss the Fair Fun!
Colorado Barricade is proud to sponsor two local summer favorites this weekend! The Arapahoe County Fair and Golden's Buffalo Bill Days are both happening this weekend. These fair favorites will be entertaining the masses with carnival rides, concerts, fireworks, muttin bustin, craft beer festival, and lots more. Check out the activities at [...]
Region 1 Sign Job is Complete!
Derek Szysmanski and his team wrapped up the Region 1 Sign job earlier this month. The job entailed removal and install replacements on US 285 between Pine Junction and Morrison in Jefferson County. The work certainly had its challenges with blizzards and temperatures ranging from 36 to 99 degrees throughout [...]
2016 Bike To Work Day
Bike to Work Day June 16th Pedal for Pancakes was great success! Colorado Barricade sponsored the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Breakfast Station at Skyline Park (16th and Arapahoe) celebrating Bike to Work Day. The cyclists and volunteers had a ton of fun handing out 500+ reflective stickers and water bottles. Bike to Work [...]
IREA Traffic Control Plans Workshop
Colorado Barricade Traffic Control Planners Alex Martinez and Amy Tegtmeier presented an interactive traffic control workshop at IREA headquarters last Friday. 45 IREA supervisors from all of Colorado had fun teaming up to interpret, adapt, and implement traffic control plans. The exercise focused on specific job responsibilities and covered work [...]