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May 17, 2024: Closed for a month, what’s next for the Blue Mesa Bridge; Forecasting space weather

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29min 58sec
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This CDOT photo shows the under side of a section of the Highway 50 bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir.

Daily life has been disrupted in Gunnison by the ongoing closure of an important bridge, from high school athletics, to timber, to health care. What might a fix look like? And what's the timeline? Then, geomagnetic storms test Boulder's Space Weather Prediction Center. Plus, Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple, speaks at the commencement for CU Boulder, where he once was a student. Plus, words to live by from 102-year-old Bill Powell of Fort Collins.