Masonry Magazine June 1980 Page. 12
Keep on truckin! This flatbed trailer, carrying its load of prefabricated glazed tile masonry panels from Denver, heads for the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel site near Dillon where the panels were ultimately installed in a major masonry project.
Masonry On the Go!
Glazed tile masonry panels are playing an important role in the construction of Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel in Colorado.
The second bore of the tunnel was opened to traffic in December, 1979. The new bore now carries eastbound traffic under the Continental Divide on Interstate 70 near Dillon, Colo.
Like the first bore, which was completed in March, 1973, the second is also lined with structural glazed tile panels which were preconstructed in the Denver area and then transported by truck for erection inside the tunnel. The mason contractor for the job was MCAA member Jerry Grosvenor Masonry. Inc. of Englewood. Colo. The total time required for the masonry portion (fabrication and erection) of the project was eight months. During this time Grosvenor Masonry produced more than 2,200 8' x 12' panels weighing 2,800 pounds each. The masonry contract was completed on time.
Weaver Construction Co. was the general contractor (interior finish) for the project. The Colorado Department of Highways is the owner.
The following sequence of photos show how the panels were prefabricated by bricklayers utilizing Sara-bond Brand mortar, and then transported to the job site and erected.
1. All of the tile panels were constructed by bricklayers in Jerry Grosvenor's construction yard in the Metro Denver area. 12 MASONRY/JUNE, 1980
2. This view shows how maximum use of construction space was obtained by building the panels close together and allowing them to cure.