In spite of appearances in the photo below, it is not a group of local dignitaries behind bars making little rocks out of big rocks. It also is not local authorities digging the next phase of the bus terminal by hand. It is a gathering of those responsible for converting a dream into the reality of the Denver Union Station Redevelopment Project. Credit was duly given to dozens of individuals who worked tirelessly and overcame every conceivable obstacle to design and fund this massive project. It is a photo of the “DUS Construction Celebration” event held at 1:30 today on the light rail platform behind the historic station. I’ll take a wild guess that about 100 people attended the event.
In other news, work continues on preparing concrete forms for the bus terminal walls. Kiewit expects to start pouring those walls later this week. The photo below shows workers in the shadows on the far left suspended from the top of the form and tying rebar. You can see other workers tying rebar at the top of the pillar in the foreground. The sheets of pre-assembled rebar laying flat on the concrete floor will be lifted into place along the walls. The walls will be 19 feet high and two feet thick. Each form is 50 feet long. The pillars are 12 feet high and will support the ceiling girders.
I’ve added several more photos to our Denver Union Station page at JobSiteVistor.com.
