As for Airport Road, BP will have to construct a deceleration lane so that people using the offices will not be hit from the rear by traffic driving toward the Durango-La Plata County Airport. Inc. the company subcontracted by BP for the expansion work. Construction should be complete within five months, he said. In other action Tuesday regarding oil and gas company business expansions, commissioners unanimously decided to postpone making a decision about whether or not SG Interests, LTD, should be allowed to add four additional compressors to the four it already has on a site located about 3 miles off of County Road 213, on La Posta Canyon Road. The delay stems from neighbor Ray Cullipher s concern about the expansion causing more damage to the already poorly conditioned access road.
Somebody has to be accountable for it.
They should correct what they ve damaged. Although La Posta Canyon Road is a private road, commissioners wanted more time to find out if they can legally require SG Interests to improve it, or how they might intervene to make it safe enough so that emergency vehicles can access the proposed expansion area. Commissioners will hear the request to expand the Argenta Compressor station again April 16. Contents copyright 2001, the Durango Herald. All rights reserved.