Two 20,000-gallon gasoline fuel tanks are lowered into position on Friday, June 7 at the Piinu Nuuchi Travel Center, formerly Thriftway in Ignacio. There will be four tanks in total placed under the soon-to-be-installed parking lot, once the tanks are placed into position and covered.

The overhaul of the entire facility will take place over the next few months. Colton Black, the Tribe’s Economic Development Manager for the Permanent Fund. “The Tribe negotiated a 1.8-million-dollar renovation of the interior, basically the whole store is getting gutted and remodeled.” This also includes an exterior facelift with a new store front facade and signage, as well as state-of-the art fuel pumps.