Current Design

Coyne Valley Road to Agape Church

This project will widen and reconstruct approximately 3 miles of State Highway 9, with expansion of the roadway from two to four lanes to accommodate increased traffic. The roadway expansion includes the construction of a new bridge over the Blue River, which will replace the existing culverts, and a roundabout at Fairview.

The current and final phase of this project began with crews producing a roundabout at the Fairview intersection, completing pipe work at Agape Church, hanging new traffic signals at Tiger Road and doing curb work at Coyne Valley Road. The northbound lanes are now closed for paving, with traffic routed from Coyne Valley Road toward Fairview, over the roundabout and onto southbound SH 9 in a two-lane configuration. This pattern will be in effect until the project is complete — mid-October 2014.

By project’s end, a median will run through the center of the four-lane SH 9 with breaks at: Agape Church, a ½ mile south of Agape Church, Gateway Drive, Revette Drive, the signal at Tiger Road and the roundabout at Fairview.

Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 7 a.m. to noon, with limited weekend work. After 12 p.m. on Fridays, construction crews are restricted from hauling material, reducing the number of large trucks on the road.

Percent complete: The final phase is 60 percent complete. Phase 1 concluded in November 2013, and the current phase began in August 2014.
Schedule: Construction began in June 2013 and is expected to be completed in mid-October 2014.

Click here to see the design layouts for Coyne Valley Road to Tiger Road from the 3/18/10 public information meeting.
Click here to see the design layouts for Coyne Valley Road to Tiger Road from the 6/17/09 public information meeting.
Click here to see the design layouts for Tiger Road to Agape Church from the 6/17/09 public information meeting.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 970-423-9822

Valley Brook Street to Swan Mountain Road

The current design of SH 9 between Valley Brook Street and Swan Mountain Road includes widening SH 9 to four lanes (two lanes in each direction). Design elements include intersection reconstruction, divided medians, recreational path relocations, sediment ponds, a bridge over the Blue River, curb and gutter in some areas, right-of-way acquisitions, and traffic signal upgrades.

This five-mile stretch of SH 9 has been divided into three projects to allow CDOT to maximize funding opportunities and continue moving improvements to SH 9 forward. The three project areas are shown below.

Valley Brook Street to Coyne Valley Road
Coyne Valley Road to Agape Church (Coyne Valley to Tiger Rd and Tiger Rd to Agape projects were combined)
Agape Church to Swan Mountain Road

Construction cost of the five-mile corridor is estimated at approximately 25 million dollars.

Click here to see a map of these areas.

Valley Brook Street to Coyne Valley Road

This 1.5-mile stretch of SH 9 will continue north from the recently completed Park Avenue roundabout project to ¼-mile north of Coyne Valley Road. The proposed roadway will have curb and gutter on both the median side and outside of the roadway. A storm drain system will collect storm water and snow melt and drain to sediment ponds. These ponds will capture roadway contaminants and sediment before they enter the Blue River. The recreational path will be relocated in areas where fill slopes from the widening encroach on the existing path. A new bridge will be constructed just north of Valley Brook Street that carries the path over the Blue River to the west side. The path will then use Valley Brook Street to cross over the Blue River back to the east side. The Record of Decision and Environmental Impact Study recommended a wall be built at the southeast corner of Fairview Boulevard and SH 9. This wall will be included in this project.

Percent complete: Design is 100 percent complete.
Schedule: Construction began June 15, 2009. This project was completed in December of 2010.
Click here to see the design layouts from the June 17, 2009 public information meeting.

Coyne Valley Road to Tiger Road

This portion of SH 9 currently under design is approximately one mile long. A portion of this roadway is already four-lanes. A depressed median is being design to separate north and sound bound traffic. The design includes roundabout construction at the Fairview Boulevard Intersection and additional widening and paving to improve the roadway's lane and shoulder widths.

Based on the Record of Decision and Environmental Impact Statement, the anticipated noise wall on the southeast corner of SH 9 and Fairview Boulevard will be constructed with the Valley Brook Street to Coyne Valley Road project.

Percent complete: Design is approximately 100 percent complete.
Schedule: Construction to begin May 2013 on Tiger Road to Agape Church section.
Click here to see the design layouts from the 3/18/10 public information meeting.
Click here to see the design layouts from the 6/17/09 public information meeting.

Tiger Road to Agape Church

This stretch of SH 9 is approximately 1.5 miles in length. Some portions of the roadway are currently four lanes. The four lane section will be widened and overlaid so that there will be standard widths for both the lanes and shoulders. Roadside ditches will drain to sediment ponds. These ponds will capture roadway contaminants and sediment before the runoff enters the Blue River. A new bridge will be constructed over the Blue River Bridge that will replace the existing culverts.

Percent complete: Design is 100 percent complete.
Schedule: Construction to start May 2013 with Coyne Valley Road to Tiger Section.
Click here to see the design layouts from the 6/17/09 public information meeting.

Agape Church to Swan Mountain Road

The northern section of SH 9 is approximately one mile long. The majority of the roadway length now includes curb and gutter on both the median side and outside of the roadway. The storm drain system collects storm water and snow melt and drains to a sediment pond near the northwest corner of Swan Mountain Road and SH 9. This pond will capture roadway contaminants and sediment before the runoff reaches the Dillon Reservoir. The Swan Mountain Road intersection was reconstructed to add defined pedestrian areas and crossings and reduce roadway grades. Based on commitments in the Record of Decision and Environmental Impact Statement, a combination noise berm/wall was constructed for the Farmer’s Grove neighborhood at Jarelle Drive.

Percent complete: Both design and construction are complete.