‘Father of Glenwood Canyon’s I-70 project’ recalls experience

MEEKER | To say that the contribution of Meeker resident R. A. “Dick” Prosence to Colorado has been enormous would be an understatement.
A former civil engineer for Colorado Department of Highways (CDOH, which became CDOT in 1991), Prosence was among a cadre of gifted engineers who built the 180 miles of Interstate 70 through western Colorado and is generally acknowledged as the “Father of Glenwood Canyon’s I-70 Project.”
Prosence’s tie to Meeker is his…