Excavation begins for repairs to Harvey Gap Road
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Preparations for excavation of the collapsed Harvey Gap Road section are complete, including removal of the asphalt and repair of an unrelated drainage culvert nearby. Excavation of the road area is underway to facilitate rebuilding of the road base. Wet dirt below the road will be excavated to rebuild a solid substructure to maintain the new road section’s stabilization. “It is unknown yet exactly how far down we will have to excavate to find dry ground,” said Garfield County Road and Bridge Director, Deb Fiscus, who reported the status of the project to the Garfield County
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Harvey Gap Road is open following realignment
Community advisory November 11, 2016 Harvey Gap Road is fully open GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Harvey Gap Road is fully open following realignment, reconstruction and repaving of a damaged section of roadway, which collapsed due to water flowing under the roadway subsection this fall. Garfield County Road and Bridge crews completed the reconstruction in approximately a month from the start of the construction phase, using the philosophy of French drain technology to allow water seepage without further damage to the road. Today variable message boards in the area notify travelers that the road is open. Minor cleanup and revegetation will
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Construction underway near Harvey Gap Road damage
harvey gap road damage
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Construction crews have set 900 feet of pipe to relocate an irrigation ditch that runs along the Harvey Gap Road to return water flow for nearby residents, and Garfield County has hired SGM engineering to assess subterranean conditions under the road. A section had collapsed last month due to water coming from an unknown cause. The pipe work was contracted by the Silt Water Conservancy District (SWCD), which operates the ditch. The SWCD said it anticipates having the irrigation water flowing again sometime next week, after it was shut off shortly following the collapse. The pipe
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