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Adams Street SE (Colorado to Gladstone)
2026 Pedestrian Crossing Upgrades – Fourteen Locations
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Bridge St & Winter Ave Pedestrian Crossing Improvement
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Election Day | November 4, 2025
Election Day | November 5, 2024
Primary Election | August 6, 2024
Presidential Primary | February 27, 2024
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State General Election | November 8, 2022
Election | August 2, 2022
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