As always, it’s a delight to return home to see the progress at Union Station (I’ve been out of town for two weeks). This week, I’ll get us up to date with multiple posts.
Today, we will look at the most obvious change. There is new pile of dirt along 16th Street. Excavation of the second half of the bus terminal is in full swing. As was the case with the first half of the bus terminal, this pile of “clean” dirt will eventually be used to back-fill behind the walls and to cover the roof. During my photo tour yesterday afternoon, I overheard two Kiewit employees taking about the pile. One mentioned to the other that it contains (or will contain) 65,000 cubic yards of dirt.
Almost all of the concrete that was the light rail station and mall shuttle station has been broken up, removed, and sent to the recycling location. Similarly, the top several feet of dirt that was contaminated by a century of coal dust is being removed from the site.
Today’s quiz: What is missing in the photo above? As with the handful of previous Union Station quizzes, the prize for the correct answer is an all-expense-paid trip on the 16th Street mall shuttle.
Here is a bonus photo unrelated to the Union Station project. Last evening a train loaded with wind mill blades cruised through town. I counted 39 blades on 78 cars … yes, it took two cars to carry each blade.
Please go to our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com to view 22 new photos including another one of the wind mill blades.
