DenverInfill Blog

If you are like me and have not been around Union Station lately, there is some cool, new stuff to see. As you know from some comments on recent posts, the three vent tubes are being installed over the top of the bus terminal’s mechanical rooms. Here is a link to Update #62 which explains how fumes will be gathered and vented. One tube is a vent for bus fumes, another is the fresh air intake, and the third is an emergency exhaust for smoke in case of an underground fire.

I took the photos below from my balcony at about 10:00 this morning. You can see that the third vent tube being assembled in the first photo.  The wider shot shows the location of the vent tubes relative to the light rail and mall shuttle stations.  Also in the second photo, you can see that the shuttle loop is completely paved.

I wandered around the construction site late yesterday and was impressed with the heightened level of activity.  Crews are working very hard to meet the critical August 15 deadline to open the new stations.

Look for more updates over the next couple of days.

Today, I uploaded five photos to our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com.

Here is a quick update on several elements of the project: Chestnut Pavilion, Chestnut Place (the street), the light rail overhead catenary system, and signs of finishing touches.

In Update #72, I showed you preparations for constructing the Chestnut Pavilion which will be one of the entry and exit points between the underground bus facility and ground level. As of today, the framework has been built. Here it is from opposite perspectives. I took the left photo today and the right one yesterday.

Here’s a shot of Chestnut Place from 16th Street. Notice the traffic signals and street lights. The closest ones at the intersection of Chestnut Place and 17th Street are on the roof of the bus terminal.

Here is a photo from the Union Gateway Bridge of what appears to be one of the more complicated parts of the project: the overhead catenary system (the light rail power system).

There are more signs of finishing touches. The following photo shows construction of a granite sidewalk from the new light rail and mall shuttle stations to 16th Street at the base of the Millennium Bridge. The granite sidewalk is hard to pick out of the photo. Just look for the workers. Also notice the street lights and traffic signals at the intersection of 16th Street and Chestnut Place.

I will be out of town for 10 days starting tomorrow. You can expect the next update shortly after I return. In the meantime, I’m counting on you to let me know if anything big happens.

Today, I uploaded 17 photos to our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com.