From highway to airport, Polis highlights Western Slope projects

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Colorado Gov. Jared Polis was on the Western Slope Tuesday for two events: one in Delta County honoring educators, and another in Grand Junction celebrating the region’s prehistoric history. From a highway dedicated to teachers to a life-size dinosaur at Grand Junction’s airport, the visits highlighted some of the people and places that help define western Colorado. Highway dedicated to educators In Delta County, a four-mile stretch of Highway 92 has been named the Educators and Teachers Memorial Highway, a tribute that started with a personal loss for state Rep. Matt Soper. “My mom had been a teacher here in Delta County for 40 years. She passed away almost a year ago. And really just kind of in the wake of her passing, thinking about her career and her time being a teacher,” Soper said. “She always would say, I wish you guys in the legislature would do more to honor teachers.

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