
Edwards Station is pleased to announce
that it has completed a $2 million
expansion, including the installation of
the new high-tech Diamond Shine
Express Wash, which has allowed the
car wash to more than triple its speed
while delivering a superior finish.
The new attended tunnel-style car wash
was designed to meet the increased
service demands at Edwards Station.
Offering a superior clean, the computeraided
wash uses soft foam brushes and
rollers, along with reformulated, green
soaps to better remove magnesium chloride
in the winter and insects in the summer
The Diamond Shine Express Wash is now
open from 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. daily. To celebrate
the grand re-opening, Edwards Station is
offering $4 off all automatic washes now
through February 18, 2015.
“This is definitely a much higher quality car
wash with significantly shorter wait times,”
said Chris Dudar, Operations Manager
for Edwards Station. “We are very excited
to welcome both Vail Valley locals and
travelers to our state-of-the-art facility.”
The finalized re-development in addition
to a completely new car wash will include:
• 15 additional customer parking spaces
• 5 new customer vacuum spaces
• Improved entrance/exit, widened
turning areas
• 4 electric car charging stations,
the first of its kind for a gas station
in Eagle County
The project was far more challenging
than just expanding the car wash. In
order to carry out the expansion of the
car wash building as well as improving
access, parking and services, there was
a need to acquire additional land. The
obvious choice was an unused neighboring
parcel owned by the Eagle County
School District. The first major step was
for Edwards Station to negotiate the
terms and purchase of the land with
Jason Glass, Superintendent of Eagle
County Schools, the School Board and
the School Land Resource Committee.
Based on the premise that community
support had to be obtained, an agreement
was reached, whereby Edwards Station
would purchase the land. Eagle County
Schools and thus the community benefitted
substantially from the arrangement
considering that the proceeds from unused
land would go directly to deferred school
district maintenance.
The second major step in the process was
to inform the community neighbors about
the details and merits of the project, while
gaining their support. Edwards Station’s
management team of Paul Golden and
Chris Dudar conducted a series of informational
meetings with, the Singletree
Property Owners Association, the Berry
Creek Metro District and Edwards
Community Authority. Golden and Dudar
had to address any and all of the community’s
concerns. After several meetings and design
revisions these concerns were met.
The redevelopment plan was then submitted
to the County and was eventually
approved by the Planning Commission
and the County Commissioners on
October 17, 2014 through the help
of Greg Macik of TAB Associates, Ray
Hess of Hess Construction, Tom Braun of
Braun Associates, Glen Palmer of Alpine
Engineering, and Rick Travers of Wear,
Travers and Perkins and James Fitz of
Fitz Landscaping.