DRAPER, Utah (9/26/13) - About 100 members of the Utah Army National Guard's 1457th Engineer Battalion will depart today for Colorado to transport vehicles and equipment for rebuilding efforts following the massive flooding that that struck that state.
The mission of Task Force Pioneer, as it will be called, is to assist the Colorado National Guard with route clearance, route maintenance and debris removal along U.S. Highway 36 in Boulder and Larimer Counties.
Because of the uncertainty of budget constraints and a possible federal government shutdown at midnight Sept. 30, the 1457th will transport vehicles and equipment to work sites and then return to Utah.
Once funding issues have been resolved, which is anticipated to be the first week of October, about 120 soldiers of the 1457th will return to Colorado to complete their mission.
Once troops return to Colorado, the mission is expected to last a minimum of two weeks.
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