Repairs underway on I-70 Frontage Road at Mamm Creek, Exit 94 East of Rifle

On the morning of July 24, an overnight thunderstorm washed out the culvert under the I-70 Frontage Road at the Exit 94 interchange (Mamm Creek) just east of Rifle. The north-side Frontage Road (also known as Garfield County Road 316) serves commercial and private landowners and several natural gas wells.

A temporary access to the frontage road from the I-70 Exit 94 westbound on-ramp was constructed to restore access to private property and a gravel pit west of the washout on the frontage road.

The project was advertised under emergency contracting procedures and a contract of $359,000 was awarded to American West of Denver. The contract includes a “liquidated savings specification” to encourage an expedited completion. Essentially what this means is that American West will receive $800 a day for each day ahead of the scheduled October 22 completion date.

Key to the project schedule is the off-site fabrication—and delivery—of concrete box culverts. The work also involves the installation of these three 10-foot by 12-foot concrete box culverts to replace the 10-foot diameter corrugated steel culvert that has failed, as well as embankment work, roadway repairs and resurfacing.

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