CO 21 (Powers Boulevard) Widening Fountain Boulevard to Platte Avenue
Project Facts
- Cost: $6.3 million
Project Team
- Contractor(s): SEMA Construction
This project reduced congestion and improved safety on CO 21 by widening two roads and adding turn lanes.
Additionally, this project:
- widened CO 21 (Powers Boulevard) between US 24 (Fountain Boulevard) and Platte Avenue.
- widened Airport Road east and west of CO 21 to complete a four-lane roadway, from the west side to the entrance of Peterson Air Force Base.
- added turn lanes to the CO 21/Airport Road intersection.
- added a noise wall on the west side of CO 21 and south of Airport Road.
Photos
![Installing sound wall Installing sound wall](https://www.codot.gov/projects/archived-project-sites/sh-21-powers-boulevard-widening-fountain-boulevard-to-platte-avenue/assets/installing-sound-wall.jpg)
![Long view of the sound wall Long view of the sound wall](https://www.codot.gov/projects/archived-project-sites/sh-21-powers-boulevard-widening-fountain-boulevard-to-platte-avenue/assets/long-view-of-the-sound-wall.jpg)
![Sound wall panoramic view Sound wall panoramic view](https://www.codot.gov/projects/archived-project-sites/sh-21-powers-boulevard-widening-fountain-boulevard-to-platte-avenue/assets/sound-wall-panoramic-view.jpg)
These images show the installation of the sound wall along the west side of Powers Boulevard, south of Airport Road. A total of 174 panels will be placed. As of Aug. 16, 2016 25 percent of the panels had been installed.