U.S. 34 Re-Opening Celebration

Johnny Olson, far right, CDOT Director for region 4, hugs Sandra Hagen Solin on Thursday, May 31, 2018, during an event to celebrate the re-opening of U.S. 34 in the Big Thompson Canyon west of Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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Big Thompson Canyon resident Mary Myers, right, has Scott Cassels, left, an Executive Vice President for Kiewit Corporation, autograph the pilot car stop sign Thursday, May 31, 2018, that used to hang near her home while construction was under way to rebuild U.S. 34 during an event to celebrate the re-opening of the road west of Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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Cookies with a "Thank You" note made by Big Thompson resident Mary Myers sit on a table Thursday, May 31, 2018, during an event to celebrate the re-opening of U.S. 34 west of Loveland. Myers said she has made thousands of cookies for construction crews working on the road the last couple of years. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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Barb and Andy Anderson, long-time Big Thompson Canyon residents, applaud Thursday, May 31, 2018, during an event to celebrate the re-opening of U.S. 34 west of Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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People, including Big Thompson Canyon residents and Kiewit employees, gather to celebrate the completion of U.S. 34. Thursday, May 31, 2018, west of Loveland. (Photo by Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)
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