Fremont County Road 67, the Phantom Canyon Road to the Victor and Cripple Creek area, was reopened to traffic Monday morning. Reynolds Construction of Canon City spent only three weeks on a bridge repair project just south of the Fremont-Teller County line. Reynolds Construction had to remove the old bridge decking and install new pressure treated timbers under the $23,967 contract.
The construction calendar originally allowed Reynolds until the middle of June to complete the work. Fremont County District 2 Commissioner Larry Lasha said the County was hopeful that the bridge work could be completed before the busy summer tourist season. Lasha said in addition to the new bridge deck the County also arranged to have Reynolds Construction clean up old timbers that lay strewn in the creek bed below the bridge for decades.
The project was funded by a $50,000 Colorado Mineral Impact Grant, $10,000 in local matching money from Fremont County, and a generous $10,000 donation from the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company.
The construction calendar originally allowed Reynolds until the middle of June to complete the work. Fremont County District 2 Commissioner Larry Lasha said the County was hopeful that the bridge work could be completed before the busy summer tourist season. Lasha said in addition to the new bridge deck the County also arranged to have Reynolds Construction clean up old timbers that lay strewn in the creek bed below the bridge for decades.
The project was funded by a $50,000 Colorado Mineral Impact Grant, $10,000 in local matching money from Fremont County, and a generous $10,000 donation from the Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Company.