El Paso County, CO, January 31st, 2023 – Starting on Monday, February 6th, 2023, El Paso County will begin construction to replace the bridge on Ellicott Highway north of State Highway 94 between McDaniels Road and Big Springs Road. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 7 months, weather permitting. Closure: None Detour:…
El Paso County is updating the County’s 2040 Major Transportation Corridor Plan (“MTCP”) that was previously adopted in 2016. The MTCP is the long-range plan focusing on the multi-modal transportation network in unincorporated El Paso County. The plan will identify and develop the near- and long-term transportation actions and recommendations needed to preserve and improve…
September 23, 2022 – Today, Elbert Road officially opened between Latigo Boulevard and Murphy Road as the County completed maintenance on Elbert Road Bridge. Work on this project included demolition of the existing bridge deck construction of a new, reinforced concrete bridge deck bridge roadway approach improvements bridge painting installation of a new guard rail repaving on the…
August 12, 2022– El Paso County, in partnership with the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, is pleased to announce the release of plan documents for the Briargate Parkway-Stapleton Road corridor project. With this step, El Paso County is opening the topic for public comment. The Briargate Parkway-Stapleton Road Corridor Preservation Plan and Access Control Plan will…
July 13, 2022– El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2022 Asphalt Overlay Contract. Martin Marietta Materials will begin milling and paving operations on Woodmen Road the evening of July 17 and is anticipated to take thirteen (13) working days to complete, weather permitting. Night work operations are planned to…
July 12, 2022 – El Paso County is pleased to announce the release of its draft El Paso County Road Safety Plan. The El Paso County Department of Public Works, along with County partners, stakeholders, residents, and the County’s Road Safety Plan consultant, worked together to develop this plan to help make roads safer and reduce…
June 17, 2022 – El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2022 Asphalt Overlay Contract. Martin Marietta Materials will begin milling and paving operations on Baptist Road the evening of June 27 and is anticipated to take fifteen (15) working days to complete, weather permitting. Night work operations are planned…
June 17, 2022– Starting on Monday, June 27, El Paso County will be replacing two pipe culverts on Falcon Hwy between Gelbvieh Road and Meridian Road. The project is expected to be completed in two working days, weather permitting. Closure: Falcon Hwy closed between N Meridian Road and Gelbvieh Road Detour: N Meridian Road from Falcon Hwy…
June 15, 2022 – In early 2022, El Paso County began the process of updating the Major Transportation Corridors Plan (MTCP). The current 2040 MTCP, adopted in 2016, is the long-range plan focusing on the transportation system, transportation investments, and development coordination in unincorporated El Paso County. To address the dynamic nature of growth and change…
May 18, 2022 – El Paso County will perform maintenance on Elbert Road Bridge beginning May 31, 2022. Elbert Road will be closed between Latigo Boulevard and Murphy Road. The project is expected to be completed by September 21, 2022, weather permitting. During this period, additional traffic control may be necessary. Project includes: Demolition of the existing bridge deck Construction…
