Anyone know why They are chewing up so much of the hillside for this?

Because it's a government operation? Hell, I don't know. Ask Leni. She's the expert on screwing up construction projects, isn't she?

My assumption: Since they are moving the interchange a little south, closer to the peak of the hill, they need some room on the Burland side to construct an exit ramp to PC-72.

The rock is providing fill - you will see the fill building up the new road by the old ball field - if they didn't get local fill, they would need to truck in fill and the project cost would go up dramatically.

FYI - you can't blame Leni for anything with this project - it is run by CDOT not the county.

Thanks!

Oh darn, Local. It was just a joke. And she did have a lot to do with the effort with CDOT on their projects - anything to do with coordination on roads. The county has to be involved as the intersection involves county roads and access.

Anyway, I was poking fun at Hill because he's so fond of our government.

Really.

This project should not have been done because it was totally unnecessary. But with that said, they are doing a good job keep traffic running with as big a mess as this is. It's hard to keep things organized in that situation. So shame on the tax spenders and kudos for the people on scene running the project.