Pipeline Project Digs Up New Pavement in Park Hill

In response to neighborhood outcry that Xcel Energy dug up newly repaved streets to replace pipeline, Councilman Albus Brooks received the following letter from Xcel Energy’s Accelerated Gas Main Replacement Program (AMRP) representative Kirk Scheitler. “We have routinely coordinated our work with the City and County of Denver Public Works Department to minimize disruption and inconvenience for residents and businesses near our construction. The vast majority of the time, this coordination works well, but our recent work in Park Hill presented a challenge due to its timing. The Park Hill segment of our AMRP project was not scheduled for this year, but because of the priority of the work, we moved it forward in our plans. The change resulted in the disruption and inconvenience that we wanted to avoid, and we sincerely apologize for this unique situation. The project has and will continue to dig up recently paved streets in Park Hill. We know the work will disturb our customers and your constituents, and again apologize for the impact. But we also want to assure you that we have committed and will bear the cost to repave Albion from 16th Avenue to Montview Boulevard, and East 22nd Avenue from Cherry to Ivy streets. All other streets affected by this project will be returned to their pre-construction condition when we’ve finished our work.” Further questions can be directed to william.k.scheitler@xcelenergy.com or 303-294-2456.