What does the Sierra Club think should be done to protect Pikes Peak?
A. We would like the City to make a firm commitment to fund and carry out its own plan for remedying the erosion and sedimentation problem caused by the Pikes Peak Highway. This plan, prepared for the City by Drexel Barrell & Company, calls for the City to improve drainage, stabilize eroding fill slopes, and stabilize the road surface (Drexel Barrell recommends asphalt pavement). The Drexel Barrell Plan calls for the work to be carried out over six to nine years. Q. Didn t the City and Forest Service agree on a solution last November? A. No. The City and Forest Service signed a 2-page agreement-in-principle recognizing the erosion problem on Pikes Peak, agreeing to make the problem a “Number 1 Priority”, and tentatively proposing to solve it by the Year 2008. However, the agreement specifically provided that the work actually to be done would be agreed upon at a later date, and described the timeline as a “best estimate, “which”could change due to cash flow”. We cannot view such a tent
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