What Happened to the Archway?
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Monday, 12/8/08
On 8 December 2008 at approximately 10:30 a.m., a dump truck caused significant damage to the
archway at the intersection of Lookout Road and Idylwild Trail. According to police officers at the scene, the driver made a delivery to the Lucas construction site on Idylwild Trail and inadvertantly left the box in the up position when he left the site. The damage to the archway was the result of the collision between the raised box and the archway. The truck was also damaged.
The accident was investigated by a City Of Boulder Policeman, a Boulder County Sheriff's Officer, and a State Police Officer. We have a copy of the accident report that includes the truck owner's name, address, phone number, and insurance information. Two representatives of the truck company visited the scene and spoke with us.
The road was closed by the Boulder County Transportation Department.
The archway is on a Boulder County road right of way. Several phone calls were made to the Boulder County Transportation Department, but were not returned by close of business.
Wednesday, 12/10/08
This morning we met with representatives of the Boulder County Transportation Department, an engineering firm that does business with the County, and several representatives of construction
firms. The decision was made to remove the archway as expeditiously as practical. The rational
for immediate removal was that the archway, in its damaged condition, was a liability issue and the road closure was an inconvenience to the community. The County has expedited the permit process so as not to delay the start of work. The demolition contractor plans to begin the process on Thursday, 11 December and be finished in three to four days.
Our future plan is to rebuild the archway to essentially the same design. The engineering firm will produce drawings of the archway as built and the redesign will start there.
The trucking company's insurance company has been contacted and will be financially responsible for the demolition and the reconstruction.
A huge debt of gratitude is owed to the Boulder County Transportation Department (George Gerstle, Dan Hershman, and Mike Thomas), to the demolition contractor (Steve Holley), and to Peter Loris and his engineering firm for responding to our requests so quickly. In addition, the trucking company (Colorado Materials) and its insurance company have been very cooperative.
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page updated 12/10/08
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