They’re Building Things Over There #20

Click through to read Rick’s update on the construction progress being made on the bus box, the light rail system and the temporary Amtrak terminal.  They’re not messing around over there at Union Station!

They’re Building Things Over There #19

If periodic blog posts aren’t enough for you take a tour! Starting June 17th there will be monthly tours of the Union Station project hosted by the Union Station Neighborhood Company and Kiewit. This is a great opportunity to speak to the project experts and to get all of your questions answered. Click here for more information.

And for a more detailed explanation of Wynkoop Plaza, a major public space planned for Union Station, read this update on the DenverInfill blog.

They’re Building Things Over There #18

Rick has some great pictures of the construction progress at Union Station.  Click thru to read his comments and see all of the photos.

They’re Building Things Over There #16

The work never stops at Union Station.  But, the work is almost ready to begin on the lines out to DIA.  The good folks at RTD heard the final presentations from two groups vying to be the authority’s private partner on the development of two of the most important additions to the transit network coming via FasTracks.  Now, while the newspapers are sort of hung up on whether or not the tracks will have single lines, the important story is the simple fact that progress is being made.  Both groups’ proposals would complete their work in 2016.  That’s just not that far away.

Anyway, back to the construction.  Rick hits on three big highlights: Kiewit’s building a second mountain in the new Union Station Mountain Range, they’re driving supports into the ground, and they created a new work surface.  It sounds boring, but it looks gorgeous.

Ken Does It Again

There’s a lot to understand at Denver’s Union Station.  As usual, Ken has gone to great lengths to describe one component of the project.  This time, it’s the Train Hall behind the historic station.  That piece is home to the entire projects largest architectural move, rendered above.  Quite gorgeous.

The Dude Continues to Abide

Ken’s rocking more details on the transit work in the Union Station Neighborhood.  If you want to get a handle on how the bus terminal portion of the station redevelopment works, I’d suggest clicking these words.

The bus barn is a pretty important piece of the puzzle.  Buses are a huge part of the City’s transit infrastructure, and FasTracks isn’t going to change that.  Right now, the bus hubs in downtown Denver are more concrete bunker than place you’d want to be when the bombs aren’t falling.  Fortunately, the design team has taken the time to pay real attention to the bus terminal, giving it the design love - from glass tiled walls to skylights to air vents big enough to actually drive buses through - that such an important component of the station really deserves.