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Mesa County Infrastructure

The Grand Junction metro area is the hub of telecommunications and transportation for the western slope of Colorado and eastern Utah. Its geographic location between Denver and Salt Lake City makes it a natural epicenter for being connected.

ROAD

Situated on Interstate Highway I-70, approximately 260 miles from Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah, companies have easy access to all areas in the west.

AIR

Mesa County's largest community, Grand Junction, is home to Walker Field Airport, a regional airport serving western Colorado. Walker Field is a modern all weather airport and congestion and weather related delays, common in major urban areas, are rare, the airport having only ever closed 1 hour per year on average for the last 28 years. Air Service is provided by America West Express, Skywest/Delta Connection and United Express serving Salt Lake City, Phoenix and Denver with approximately 17 daily direct flights.

RAIL

Mesa County is serviced by Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads. There are many industrial sites, with railroad sidings or access.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Grand Junction area is LATA Tandem for Western Colorado, meaning that it is the hub of the telecommunications infrastructure. Extensive services are therefore available, including broadband, ISDN, DSL, fiber and cable.

FREIGHT CARRIERS
Freight Carriers
FEDEX, UPS
Motor Freight Carriers
YES
Parcel Service Providers     
YES
Rail Service Providers
YES
Source: Grand Junction Economic Partnership

UTILITIES

ELECTRIC PROVIDERS

Grand Valley Power      www.gvp.org 970-242-0040
Xcel Energy www.xcelenergy.com     800-772-7858

WATER PROVIDERS

In the Grand Junction area: City of Grand Junction, Ute Water Conservancy District, Clifton Water District, and the Town of Palisade. The City of Grand Junction's website gives information on water district maps and current rates.

NATURAL GAS PROVIDER

Xcel Energy                 www.xcelenergy.com     800-772-7858

TELEPHONE PROVIDERS

Qwest Communications     www.qwest.com     800-603-6000

TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS

AT&T www.att.com 800-222-0400
Frontier Net www.frontier.net 800-642-3896
Qwest Communications     www.qwest.com     800-603-6000

   

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