30 years ago – September 26, 1986
Howard Keehfuss, one of the Central City street and water workers, began the long process of painting the curbs on downtown city streets last Monday. He was working on Eureka Street today, having already finished Lawrence Street earlier. When asked if his back hurt from bending over all day, Keehfuss replied no, but his knees did.
There have been a “tremendous” number of broken windshields resulting from the gravel on Highway 119 between Black Hawk and U.S. 6, according to Marko Lah of the Black Hawk Conoco station. His station has fixed “about 20,” he said Monday, and there are many others he knows about. Not only are vehicles throwing gravel onto those behind them, but also onto those they pass going in the opposite direction, Lah said. The gravel, made up of granite chips, was put down with oil a couple of weeks ago to chip-seal the road’s surface. Last Friday, the local state highway crew began sweeping the road using a gas operated broom, according to Linold Begg who works on the crew. The center stripe was being painted this week, Begg said. Next week the shoulder stripes will be done. The striping project is for all of Highway 119 in Gilpin County, not just the part with the new chip seal.
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