Central Federal Lands Highway Division

Phase 1 of the Guanella Pass Road reconstruction project is complete.

This project began in January of 2004 with the construction of the 7th Street Bridge in Georgetown, CO under the Phase 1 contract CO PFH 80-1(1)&2(2). In May of 2004 the bridge was completed and Phase 1 construction activities officially began on Guanella Pass Road. The Phase 1 work began at the start of Shelf Road south of Geneva Basin in Park County and traveled 9 miles to the Xcel Cabin Creek Hydroelectric Plant in Cleer Creek County.

The construction contract for Phase 1was awarded to American Civil Constructors from Littleton, CO on January 8, 2004 for the contract amount of $20,114,704.40.