Courtesy of Colorado Springs Utilities
We’d like to thank Manitou Springs for being patient with us!
In the summer of 2020, we began a five-year natural gas pipeline project called “Mesa to Manitou.”
With your help and patience, we recently completed the first two phases of the project. These phases included the replacement of 10,000 feet of coated steel pipe that showed signs of corrosion in Manitou Springs.
Cumulatively, the project included the installation of nearly two miles of gas pipeline in an area with narrow roads, homes near one another, limited access and tourist activity. The unique characteristics of the underground soil — large amounts of rock — posed additional challenges.
Considering the challenges, this effort would not have been possible without the collaboration, kindness and patience of the community.
We want to thank Manitou’s leadership, public works, police and fire departments, schools, businesses, residential customers, tourists and anyone else affected by the project for being supportive about it. We know the noise, limited access and road closures were not easy for you and your neighbors. Yet, everyone was amazing, and we greatly appreciated it.
Lastly, Manitou Springs will greatly benefit from this gas pipeline. It will provide safe and reliable service to the community in the years ahead.