As I mentioned in previous updates (most recently in Update #7), the bus box hole will eventually be about twice as deep as it is now. To accomplish it, bulldozers will push dirt into a hopper and conveyors will transport it to the surface where it will be stockpiled for later use as backfill.
One of the first steps in that process happened this afternoon with the placement of part of the conveyor system into the bottom of the hole. The photo below shows three conveyor parts in the hole and two more awaiting the crane.
For more photos, please see our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com.
Rick,
Thanks for these updates – they are very interesting. What will the approximate depth of the bus box hole be at completion? Thanks again Rick!
Best,
Heather
Just wanted to say that I love the updates on the DUS construction. Even though I’m here in Kansas, I can still watch the whole thing start to take shape which is wonderful. FasTracks will be an excellent supplement to an excellent transit system in an excellent city. Would it be possible to see some West corridor construction photos/ updates also in the future?
Brennan, I’d like to do some West corridor photos, but until then check out Kevin Flynn’s Inside Lane. He’s had several nice construction photo series on the West line.
http://www.inside-lane.com/
Although I just learned from Kevin’s site that he’s quitting his site as he just got a job with FasTracks.