September 4, 2020 – Beginning on Tuesday, September 8 until Friday, September 18, El Paso County Department of Public Works will begin the Eastonville Road Paving Project. A portion of Eastonville Road from Eastonville Loop north through Murphy Road will be closed for maintenance. El Paso County Department of Public Works’ contractor, Martin Marietta Materials,…
August 19, 2020 – El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2020 Asphalt Paving Contract. Paving operations are underway on Ellicott Highway from US 24 north through Sweet Road. The work will be completed in two phases. During the first phase, Ellicott Highway will be closed…
August 13, 2020 – Beginning Monday, August 17, McLaughlin Road will be closed between Flower Road and the Rock Island Trail Head entrance south of Woodmen Road. The County will conduct maintenance on McLaughlin Bridge. The project is scheduled to be completed in six weeks, weather permitting. Project Includes: Replacing the bridge deck Repaving…
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 – Starting today, work will begin on US 24 between Falcon Hwy and New Meridian Road. El Paso County Department of Public Works’ contractor, HEI Civil, expects the work to take approximately one year, through Summer 2021. Work will include: 24/7 shoulder closure on eastbound US 24 to complete removal…
August 7, 2020 – Beginning Monday, August 10, Old Pueblo Road will be closed for a project to repair the railroad crossing on Old Pueblo Rd. This project is a collaboration between El Paso County and BNSF Railway to mend tracks that have sunk a few inches and caused slowdowns just east of Interstate 25.…
July 24, 2020 – El Paso County will be opening the new roundabout at the Old Meridian Road and McLaughlin Road intersection on Monday, July 27. Opening the roundabout at Old Meridian Road north of US Highway 24 will immediately improve access in the community of Falcon. After the roundabout is open Monday, El…
July 23, 2020 – El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta for the 2020 Asphalt Paving Contract. Starting Friday, July 24, Martin Marietta will begin paving operations on Omaha Blvd from Powers east through Paonia St. The paving is expected to take two working days to complete. Closures are planned…
El Paso County, CO, July 16, 2020 – Starting on Monday, July 20, Old Meridian Road between Falcon Hwy and Swingline Road will be closed. El Paso County Department of Public Works’ contractor, HEI Civil, will close the road for approximately 3 weeks. Crews will complete asphalt preparation and paving in connection with the US…
July 10, 2020 – El Paso County Department of Public Works will immediately begin interim improvements at the US Highway 24 and Fountain Avenue intersection near Cascade, Colorado. The improvements were discussed and designed with community input at a May 2018 Ute Pass Community meeting. US 24 is a heavily traveled corridor and this…
El Paso County Department of Public Works will conduct traffic signal maintenance at Fontaine Blvd and Grinnell Blvd on Wednesday, June 3, 2020. Access to Grinnell Street will be closed intermittently to thru traffic south of Fontaine until late afternoon. All traffic will be detoured around the work area during this project. Alternate routes are…
