{"id":1318210,"date":"2020-02-12T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T00:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=993566"},"modified":"2020-02-13T07:37:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T14:37:43","slug":"27th-street-bridge-gets-ribbon-cutting-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/27th-street-bridge-gets-ribbon-cutting-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"27th Street Bridge gets ribbon-cutting ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"
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City representatives and others cut the ribbon at the 27th Street Bridge ribbon cutting on Wednesday afternoon.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em>
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The 27th Street Bridge and roundabout were free of construction crews, traffic flaggers and heavy machinery at Wednesday\u2019s ribbon-cutting ceremony.<\/p>\n

Shortly after 2 p.m., roughly 50 people gathered at the east end of the 27th Street pedestrian bridge for the ceremony, which included comments from Glenwood Springs Mayor Jonathan Godes, Garfield County Commissioner Mike Samson and other local officials.<\/p>\n

Contractor Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction built the new traffic bridge offline, immediately south of the old 27th Street Bridge \u2014 one of the worst-rated bridges in the state \u2014 before sliding it into place. <\/p>\n

Although the bridge was offline for a total of 19 days during the construction project, Godes said it could have been significantly longer had it not been for the bridge slide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout that bridge slide technique, this project would\u2019ve taken nine months of a total closure,\u201d Godes said. \u201cI think we can all see what happens to the community when even one lane goes down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 27th Street Bridge serves as one of the city\u2019s few connections across the Roaring Fork River. According to city estimates, more than 14,000 vehicles traverse the 27th Street Bridge daily and approximately a third of the city\u2019s residents live south of 27th Street. <\/p>\n

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