Workers put up a barrier around the construction zone for the new $40 million high school. Heavy equipment moved in, and dirt work started Monday.

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Dirtwork began this week with heavy machinery clearing the ground for the new $40 million Montezum-Cortez High School.

Sam Green/Cortez Journal<br><br>Heavy machinery moved in this week to begin clearing the land for the new Montezuma-Cortez High School. The LaPlata mountains will be framed in the background of the new $40 million school.