Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Pine Valley spillway restoration, contractor bids solicited

PINE VALLEY –A reservoir, a dam and a spillway, an altitude higher than that of St. George, which offers cooler temperatures and winter snow, as well as a beautiful pine-covered mountain, all contribute to the charm and appeal of the Pine Valley recreation area and campground tucked within the Dixie National Forest.

The spillway has been suffering from water erosion and the U.S. Forest Service has designated it as a restoration project for small business concerns; solicitation of bids is now open.

“The main purpose of this project is to restore the spillway to its original structure, the original spillway was built in 1933, over the years water erosion has taken some of the slide sloping walls off the bottom … section,” said James Redhouse, Jr., the forest service’s lead civil engineer for the project.

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