Highway Construction Set to Move into High Gear
“We’ll have a variety of projects underway this summer, with a lot of bridge replacements taking place along with some large resurfacing jobs on I-25, Powers Boulevard [State Highway 21] and Highway 94,” said CDOT Regional Transportation Direction Tom Wrona. “And it’s not just this summer. Work will continue as we head into the fall and winter, including the start of our largest project – the widening of I-25 between Colorado Springs and Monument.”
The 2012 highway construction season includes:
Colorado Springs/Pueblo Area
I-25 between Colorado Springs & Monument
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours; Sunday through Thursday, night hours
Work: Reconstruction/Widening from two to three lanes in each direction
Duration: November through October 2014
Cost: $66 million ($10 million FASTER Safety funds)
I-25 between Little Fountain Creek & Fountain and between Academy Boulevard & U.S. 24
Days/Hours: Sunday through Thursday – day & night hours
Work: Paving/Bridge repairs
Duration: May through September
Cost: $10.8 million
I-25 south of Fountain
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work: Wildlife fence installation
Duration: Through June
Cost: $906,000
I-25 northbound – south of Fountain
Days/Hours: 24 hours a day, seven days a week (detour will be in place at each site)
Work: Bridge replacement at five locations
Duration: June through July
Cost: $5 million (Fully funded by FASTER)
State Highway 21 (Powers Boulevard) at Union Boulevard, Briargate Parkway & Pine Creek
Days/Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Work: Bridge construction
Duration: Through August
Cost: $11.2 million ($846,000 FASTER Safety funds)
State Highway 21 near Voyager Parkway
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Utility relocation & grading
Duration: June through September
Cost: $1 million
State Highway 21 between Milton E. Proby Parkway & Woodmen Road
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. & Sunday through Thursday, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Work: Paving
Duration: Through November 2012
Cost: $14.3 million
U.S. 24 at Elbert Road
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Work: Intersection improvements
Duration: through October 2012
Cost: $2.8 million (Fully funded by FASTER)
U.S. 24 west of Peyton
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (detour in place)
Work: Bridge replacement
Duration: Through August
Cost: $3.2 million (Fully funded by FASTER)
State Highway 94 between U.S. 24 & Ellicott
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Paving/Bridge deck repairs
Duration: May through September
Cost: $5.7 million ($250,000 FASTER Safety funding)
State Highway 115 at Fort Carson Gate 5
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Work: Intersection reconstruction/Widening on SH 115
Duration: Through December 2012
Cost: $3.6 million
State Highway 115 – Fort Carson Gate 5 North
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; some weekends
Work: Widening/Paving/Bridge Deck Repairs
Duration: May through December
Cost: $5 million ($4.7 million FASTER Safety funding)
State Highway 115 at Fort Carson Gate 6
Days/Hours: Monday through Saturday, day hours
Work: Intersection reconstruction/Widening on SH 115
Duration: Through December 2012
Cost: $6 million
State Highway 16 at Syracuse Street; State Highway 21 at Fountain Mesa Road & Fountain Boulevard (all in Fountain); State Highway 105 at restaurant lots (Monument)
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Work: Signal replacement
Duration: September through December
Cost: $900,000 (Fully funded by FASTER Safety)
State Highway 67 between Cripple Creek & Victor
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Temporary bridge installation
Duration: September through December 2012
Cost: $0 CDOT – funded by the Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Company
I-25 at U.S. 50/State Highway 47
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours; Sunday through Thursday, night hours
Work: Slab replacement on ramps and I-25
Duration: June through October
Cost: $3.9 million ($2.6 million FASTER Safety funding)
U.S. 50 between Baltimore Avenue and Wills Boulevard
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours; Sunday through Thursday, night hours
Work: Turn & acceleration/deceleration lane construction; Resurfacing)
Duration: August through October
Cost: $3.9 million ($1 million funded by FASTER Safety)
State Highway 120 east of Florence (Portland)
Days/Hours: 24 hours a day/seven days a week (traffic signal alternating traffic)
Work: Bridge replacement
Duration: June through spring 2013
Cost: $5.3 million (Fully funded by FASTER Bridge)
State Highway 69 south of Westcliffe
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Shoulder widening/Bridge replacement
Duration: May through July 2013
Cost: $3.5 million (Fully funded by FASTER Safety)
Walsenburg/Trinidad Area
State Highway 12 between La Veta & Weston
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Work: Bridge replacement (two structures)
Duration: Through October 2012
Cost: $2.5 million (Fully funded by FASTER Bridge)
State Highway 12 between Trinidad & Weston
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Safety improvements
Duration: Through May 2012
Cost: $2.2 million (Fully funded by FASTER Safety)
Greater Arkansas Valley Area
U.S. 50 between Manzanola & Rocky Ford
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Road reconstruction through Manzanola, including new curbs & gutters/Paving/Bridge & ditch repairs
Duration: Through August 2012
Cost: $5.1 million
U.S. 50 west of Rocky Ford
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Median barrier improvements
Duration: May through September
Cost: $612,000
U.S. 50 La Junta west
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Drainage improvements
Duration: August through November
Cost: $1.4 million
State Highway 71 & 266, north of Rocky Ford
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours; some weekends
Work: Bridge replacement
Duration: June through December
Cost: $5.8 million (Fully funded by FASTER Bridge)
U.S. 350 southwest of La Junta
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday,
Work: Paving and road reconstruction in La Junta
Duration: Through June
Cost: $3.3 million
U.S. 50 between Hasty & McClave Junction (State Highway 196)
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Passing and auxiliary lane construction
Duration: June through November
Cost: $9.4 million ($1.3 million funded by FASTER Safety)
State Highway 101 south of Las Animas
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Bridge replacement
Duration: Through October
Cost: $4.5 million (Fully funded by FASTER Bridge)
U.S. 160 east & west of Pritchett
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Bridge replacement (three structures)
Duration: June through November
Cost: $3.6 million (Fully funded by FASTER Bridge)
Various locations throughout Region Two (southeastern Colorado)
Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, day hours
Work: Guardrail installation/Replacement
Duration: May through September
Cost: $1.9 million ($1.6 million funded by FASTER Safety)
PLEASE NOTE: All projects listed above are weather permitting. Traffic delays or slowing should be anticipated through most work zones due to lower posted speed limits and necessary traffic control measures. The listed duration also is approximate since other factors can extend, delay or interrupt projects. In addition, work or projects that are short-term or that do not significantly impact traffic flow are not listed.
FASTER – Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economic Recovery – is fully or partially funding 19 projects in southeastern Colorado this year. Monies collected by the FASTER Safety Fund are used for construction, reconstruction, or maintenance projects that the Transportation Commission, or a county or municipality determine are needed to enhance the safety of a state highway, county road, or city street. FASTER also established a Statewide Bridge Enterprise, funding the maintenance and repair of Colorado’s most urgent structurally-deficient and functionally-obsolete bridges. Additional information is accessible at: www.coloradodot.info/projects/faster.
“A substantial amount of work will be underway on the interstate and on other state highways this summer,” added Wrona. “We do all we can to minimize delays, such as working at night and during off-peak travel hours, but we’re still reminding motorists they need to plan ahead and anticipate some traffic slowing or delays due to construction in the short-term. In the long-term, we’re making the state highway system safer and more efficient.”
CDOT’s statewide road construction information is available by checking www.coloradodot.info and www.cotrip.org or by calling 511. To receive project updates via e-mail, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the cell-phone icon in the upper right-hand corner. The link takes you to a list of items you can subscribe to, including Southeast Colorado.
