The Board of El Paso County Commissioners celebrated the hard work of the County Department of Public Works on Tuesday, May 28, with a Proclamation recognizing National Public Works Week 2019. The recognition comes just days before the Department of Public Works’ Open House, scheduled for June 1. Public Works Executive Director Scot Cuthbertson accepted…
Elbert Road will be closed between Murphy and Latigo roads beginning on Tuesday, May 21 as County crews replace a culvert in the area. . El Paso County Public Works will perform the work on Elbert Road just south of Murphy Road to remedy drainage and roadway issues. County Crews will remove the old culvert…
El Paso County Department of Public Works continues safety and drainage improvements along the southern portion of Monument Hill Road. This Phase I work includes construction of a free right turn lane from Monument Hill Road onto Woodmoor Drive, improvements to drainage along Crystal Creek & Monument Hill Road, and road reconstruction. Due to continued…
Chipita Park Road northwest of Ute Pass Elementary School has reopened after a contractor completed asphalt pavement activities at the site. The road had been closed since April 22 for the work and reopened on Friday, April 26. Funding for the project is provided through the Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.…
VIDEO: Here’s an update on the Westside Avenue Action Plan with El Paso County Engineer and Project Manager, Brett Hartzell. Brett walks us through the current state of the project and what too look for moving forward. Be sure to come get a full update on the WAAP Project at our “Coffee with the Contractor”…
Chipita Park Road northwest of Ute Pass Elementary School will be closed beginning April 22 while a crew contracted by El Paso County performs necessary road work to complete the installation of a culvert. No through traffic will be allowed between Fountain Road and U.S. 24. Detours will be in place to help maintain traffic…
Friday, 12:00 p.m., 3-29-19 El Paso County Department of Public Works will begin paving the damaged section of S. Academy Boulevard this afternoon and traffic is now down to one lane on the Bradley Road bridge on the southbound side of Academy. Public Works crews originally thought paving would have to wait until Monday, but…
El Paso County employees Scot Cuthbertson and Crystal LaTier have been promoted to Executive Directors over the Department of Public Works and the Department of Economic Development, respectively. “I’m confident in these promotions,” said El Paso County Administrator Henry Yankowski. “Both Scot and Crystal are dedicated public servants and leaders who will serve El Paso…
The recent severe blizzard will delay the completion of repair work on a pair of bumpy railroad crossings in the Security-Widefield area until May. The El Paso County Department of Public Works is collaborating with BNSF Railway to fix the crossings in response to citizen requests. This week, crews are putting the finishing touches on…
Chipita Park Road northwest of Ute Pass Elementary School reopened on Tuesday, March 12 after a contractor installed a new box culvert at the site. The road had been closed since February 25 for the work. Weather permitting, a second closure of Chipita Park Road is anticipated in April to install the permanent road surface…
