PIKES PEAK-AMERICA

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PIKES PEAK-AMERICAS MOUNTAIN
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ON TOP OF THE WORLDSNOW REMOVAL AT PIKES PEAK
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APWA SNOW AND ICE CONFERENCE

• PRESENTERS
• JACK GLAVAN, MANAGER
• CURT SCRIVNER, SENIOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR
• KENT IMEL, SENIOR EQUIPMENT OPERATOR

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APWA SNOW AND ICE CONFERENCE

• BACKGROUND
• EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PROJECT
• SNOW PLOWING OPERATIONS

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PIKES PEAK-AMERICAS MOUNTAIN

• Operates the Pikes Peak Highway and the
  associated visitor facilities including the
  Summit House, Glen Cove Inn and Crystal Reservoir
  Gift Shop, and the recreational corridor (hiking,
  picnic grounds, and interpretive trail) under a
  Term Special Use Permit issued by the U.S. Forest
  Service.
• Revenue is generated from tollgate revenue and
  concessionaire fees. These fees provide Visitor
  and Ranger Services, Highway maintenance and
  construction, Facility maintenance and
  construction, and Interpretive and Educational
  Services, and special project funding such as the
  Erosion and Sedimentation Control Project.

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Special Use Permit

• First issued by USFS in 1948
• Current Permit 1990-2020
• Highway and all structures are owned by the
  United States under the administration of the
  USFS (except for Maintenance Garage and Crystal
  Reservoir Visitors Center)
• Permit is not transferable holder may sublease
  use of land, concessions, etc.
• All income derived from permitted uses must be
  used for funding the Operating Plan and Budget.

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EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL PROJECT

• DESIGN 1995 2004
• CONSTRUCTION 2001 - PRESENT

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Erosion Sedimentation Control Project

• Background In April 1999 the City of Colorado
  Springs signed a Consent Decree to complete the
  Erosion and Sedimentation Control Project in
  accordance with the approved Clean Water Act 401
  Certification.
• (City of Colorado Springs is responsible for
  fulfilling the terms of the Settlement Agreement
  and will not be relieved of this liability even
  if the City terminates the permit.)
• Funding comes from LART and Pikes Peak Revenues
• In 2009 LART decreased from 800,000 to 190,512
• Revenue of approximately 600,000 from new
  concessionaire contract replaced LART funds
• Decreased LART will jeopardize completion date

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TABLE 1 SUMMARY OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
SCHEDULE AND COSTS ( Based upon the
approved Clean Water Act 401 Certification)

• (as of Aug. 9, 2007)
• NOTES
• Final Design Approval is the date that the U.S.
  Forest Service approved the plans.
• Cost Expended to date Represents costs expended
  by Pikes Peak-Americas Mountain for contract
  work, work completed by Public Works divisions,
  and Pikes Peak Highway staff (Note Costs for
  PPH are estimates based upon hours expended).
• Design costs include funds spent for design
  contractors, subcontractors (surveying and
  environmental), and quality control actions or
  items, such as testing.
• Estimated costs to complete are based upon
  Frontier Environmental Services bid for Basins 5
  and 6. Basin 7 is estimated based upon
  information provided for Basins 5 and 6. There
  is no escalation for these costs. Costs based
  upon the construction being competitively bid.

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CONSTRUCTION OF SEDIMENT BASIN
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CULVERTS, DITCHES ANDRIPRAP WEIRS
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REVEGETATION
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ROAD WIDENING
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ROAD WIDENING VIDEO
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Pikes Peak HighwayPriority Basin No. 3

• Paving of the initial lane (1st lift)
• about 1.6 miles, 115 trucks, 1607 tons
• August 08, 2005

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Paving Basin 3
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Paving of the initial lane and rolling the
asphalt
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Completion of the initial lane
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1607 tons of asphalt (about 115 trucks)
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Pikes Peak HighwayPriority Basin No. 4

• June 06, 2007

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Removal of snow and debris adjacent to road PB-4
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Edge of highway and ditch delineation survey
layouts
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Rock debris and snow in ditches
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Reveg mesh not holding up, culvert inlet plugged
with rock/debris
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Reveg matting performance PB-3
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Pikes Peak HighwayPriority Basin No. 4 and Misc

• June 13, 2007

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Inlet area/channel at sediment pond/dam at 8
mile- PB-2
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Outlet areas for spillway and outlet works
sediment pond/dam at 8 mile- PB-2
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Vegetative cover shown on downsteam slope
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Highway base placement, blading, and rolling
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SNOW PLOWING

• CHALLENGES
• PRIORITY
• CREW/EQUIPMENT

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Summit House
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PRIORITY

• OPENING TO VISITORS
• CRYSTAL VISITORS CENTER
• TANDEMS
• TRUCKS W/ SANDERS
• GLEN COVE
• TANDEMS ON PAVED SECTION
• GRADERS OR SNOWBLOWERS
• SWITCHBACKS AND SUMMIT
• GRADERS
• SNOWBLOWERS

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PRIORITY

• CHECKING FACILITIES
• ONE LANE NEEDED
• GLEN COVE
• GRADER
• SUMMIT
• GRADER

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EQUIPMENT

• TANDEM TRUCKS W/ PLOWS (2) AND SANDER (1)
• F-550 W/PLOW AND SANDER
• PICK-UPS W/PLOWS (2)
• SNOWBLOWERS (2)
• MOTORGRADERS (2)
• LOADERS (2)
• W/ BALDERSON BLADE (1)

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SNOWBLOWER VIDEO
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SUMMIT VIDEO