2006

2006 Completed Projects
	Red Rocks Canon Open Space: 31st St. Trail Connection: City of Colorado Springs Trails & Open Space (TOPS) Department. Colorado. Prime Contractor (click here to see more) Layout and construction of 1800 linear feet of 48”to 60” rolling contour trail in Colorado Springs newest and most diverse open space acquisition. This plan/build project, much of which traversed reclaimed landfills and access roads, presented us with many man-made planning and construction challenges that led to some of our most creative solutions to date.

	Venetucci Farm Nature Trail: Venetucci Farm Foundation. Fountain, Colorado. Prime Contractor. (click here to see more) Performed consulting services for the initial layout and construction for an interpretively based nature walk trail circumnavigating the properties. Finalized layout, coordinated volunteers, and contributed mechanized construction services for the completion of 2500 linear feet of a one to two mile proposed system.

	North Cheyenne Canon Park, Columbine Trail Rehabilitation Phase 3: City of Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department/Friends of Cheyenne Canon. Prime Contractor. (click here to see more) Completed on the Upper Columbine Trail, this project involved the rehabilitation of approximately 4500 of the most technically challenging sections of the trail system. Utilizing mini-excavators and our expert trail crew, TrailArts reconstructed six climbing turns, two large retaining walls; three armored and retained stream crossings, and over 50 grade dips and drains in six weeks!

	North Cheyenne Canon Park, Columbine Trail Rehabilitation Phase 4: City of Colorado Springs Parks & Recreation Department/Friends of Cheyenne Canon. Prime Contractor. (click here to see more) Completed 2500 feet of machine-assisted rehabilitation on the Lower Columbine Trail. This project, located directly under the Pinnacle Peak Climbing Area, included a 325 foot trail re-route with stone-retained climbing turns, and required numerous stone crib wall retainers and extensive excavation to restore the trail to a 48” wide specification. This phase also completed our involvement with the Columbine Rehabilitation Project with over 14,000 linear feet of trail reconditioned over the last two seasons.

	Stone-Retained Natural Surface Driveway: Durland Residence. Colorado Springs, Colorado. Prime Contractor. (click here to see more) A plan/build project involved extensive excavation into steep side-slope, construction of 200sff of hand-laid gravity-supported natural stone retaining walls, installation of 40 feet of underground culvert drain, 4” of compacted road base, and 8” of compacted crusher fine surfacing.

	Falcon Trail Rehabilitation: United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more) Sub-Contracted planning services, hand-built and mechanized new trail construction, hand built and machine-assisted trail rehabilitation; trail closure, corridor clearing/thinning, and gravity-supported stonework for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. TrailArts assisted with the rerouting and rehabilitation of over 12.5 miles of trail over a 1-year period.

	Buena Vista River Walk Trail: Buena Vista, Colorado. Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more) Sub-Contracted for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. on the construction of an 1800 foot, 48” wide crusher fine surfaced trail on the banks of the Arkansas River. Built in conjunction with Buena Vistas new riverside kayaking and rafting facilities, this trail formalizes river access for water sports, fishing, and hiking.

	Spruce Mountain Open Space, Douglas County Open Space. Colorado. Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more) Assisted with final trail layout and performed trail corridor clearing for this Arrowhead Trails, Inc. project. This two mile rolling-contour trail route to the summit of Spruce Mountain reroutes existing fall-line social trails and removes the visitor base from critical habitat zones.

	Kurt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming. Subcontractor for Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more) Assisted with the construction of 2.5 miles of hand-built 18-24” single track trail for Arrowhead Trails Inc. An ongoing project for 2007, this IMBA designed system will include bridges and numerous rock-garden, monster boulder and stone built sections!

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