A ceremony is set for Wednesday to dedicate the new West Pinnacles Visitor Contact Station as part of a $13 million rehabilitation project, according to Congressman Sam Farr’s office.
The ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Pinnacles west-side entrance on Highway 146.
Farr’s office calls the visitor station “state of the art” and pointed out it will house “exhibits and audio description on the natural landscape and rich cultural history and diversity of the region—enhancing the experience of visitors.”
The new contact station is among other improvements there that include building upgrades such as housing for park staff, a maintenance building with an emergency operations center and an entrance station, according to the National Park Service.
According to the park service, Anderson-Burton Construction, Inc. was awarded the contract to build the west-side facilities using environmentally friendly designs. Pinnacles hopes to earn a “platinum rating” – the highest from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, according to the NPS.
Farr’s office estimated the contact station project created about 150 local construction jobs in San Benito and Monterey counties.
