Parsons Construction is handling the construction on 29th and Central Park Blvd. where a lot of changes are being made including tearing up the area to make way for stop lights. Drivers have been slightly inconvenienced because they have had to slow down a little, and have been forced to pay attention to the road instead of their phones. Runners have had to cross over from the median and run on the sidewalk for a few blocks until they could get back on the trail on 29th Street.
Parsons won the bid from the city and we are assured they are doing their best. The road work itself has not angered residents so much as the sign at the end of the construction project which appears to be thanking Stapleton residents.
Jim Farrell is confused as to what the sign is implying. “Why are they thanking us,” asks Farrell. “We did not award them the contract. The residents didn’t vote for the project. Are they expecting a “your welcome” when we drive by? I just don’t get it.”
Parsons CEO Luke Carman says that the sign is pretty standard, and is used typically in high-speed high traffic areas where people are asked to slow down. “I’m not sure why we went with that sign there,” says Carman. “We probably didn’t come up with anything good in brain-storming sessions, and also didn’t want to have a new sign made.”
The sign continues to befuddle residents that drive, ride, run, or walk by. “What is the phone number for,” asks resident Greg Halsor. “Should I text a “your welcome” to that number? Is it their way of asking us to thank them? ‘Oh, no, Parsons, thank YOU.’ It simply doesn’t make sense.”
Residents have been asked to simply ignore the sign and not think too much into it. That is not good enough for resident Jeff Jones. “That sign is going to be gone, one way or the other,” says Jones. “Whether we convince them to remove it, or me and some drunken buddies remove it ourselves, it is coming down.” Parsons may want to consider changing the verbiage on the sign to “Thank you for not removing this sign.”]]>