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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Southbound Viaduct
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the City of Trinidad held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, February 4th to dedicate the new southbound structure. Speakers at the event included CDOT Chief Engineer Pam Hutton and Trinidad Mayor Jennie Garduno. CDOT also produced a Press Flyer.
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The front row of ribbon cutters from the left include: Lawrence Construction's Dave Morris, CDOT Chief Engineer Pam Hutton, CDOT Region 2 Regional Transportation Director Tim Harris, Executive Director of the Trinidad and Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce Kim Schultz, Trinidad Mayor Jennie Garduno, FHU Consultant Design Manager Tom Anzia, Former CDOT Region 2 Regional Transportation Director Bob Torres, and CDOT Project Engineer Joe Garcia.
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Scissors at the ready...
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Cut, Cut, Cut...
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Jennie Garduno, Mayor of Trinidad.
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Pam Hutton, CDOT Chief Engineer.
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Tim Harris, CDOT R2 Transportation Director.
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Doug Lollar, CDOT R4 Resident Engineer.
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Rick Lawrence, Prime Contractor.
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Tom Anzia, Consultant Manager.
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Lowell Lester, CDOT R2 Project Engineer.
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Kim Schultz, Chamber Exec. Dir.
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Joe Garcia, CDOT R2 Project Engineer.
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Preparations for the dedication ceremony of the new southbound viaduct structure staged Friday, February 4th.
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Construction Photos
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Viaduct abutment and MSE walls wearing their final coating of paint.
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Part of the 6000 linear feet of retaining walls with final paint that includes accent colors.
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One of the projects new LED highway lights installed in the face of the traffic barrier level.
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A finished portion of the Purgatoire River Pedestrian Trail.
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SB viaduct looking South from a point near SH 12. Form-work for some of the traffic barriers and deck overhangs await removal.
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SB viaduct looking North. Architectural stone facing can be seen in place at the bases of some of the pier columns.
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