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The PPRTA budgets 35% of its project funding to maintenance. Maintenance projects include a variety of infrastructure maintenance such as:
The city’s PPRTA maintenance program includes bridge maintenance/rehabilitation; curb and gutter, sidewalk and concrete, and ADA pedestrian ramps; incident management/signal upgrades; and safety and traffic operations.
PPRTA funding is used to plan and perform bridge maintenance activities to the City’s 229 major bridge structures (greater than 20 feet in length) and 232 minor bridge structures (between 4’ and 20’ in length). Since the beginning of PPRTA in 2005, the funding provided by PPRTA for bridge maintenance has been invested to address several types of maintenance efforts as described below. This investment has enabled the City to move its efforts from mostly emergency responses to a deliberate and planned bridge maintenance effort. The benefit to the community includes improvements in safety and a reduction in the loss of the use of bridges.
Performed, contracted, and completed bridge maintenance construction activities on 36
bridges. These activities were focused on repair, safety, and programmed preventative
maintenance. Most significant efforts included:
PPRTA roadway maintenance focuses on preventative measures to preserve the integrity of infrastructure in the city right-of-way. Regular maintenance helps prolong the life of city infrastructure and reduces the need for costly repairs in the future. Roadway maintenance activities in 2022 included:
In 2022, efforts continued for three special projects:
Project Details
Highlights of efforts in 2022:
Chip Seal Program
Dig Out and Wide Crack Mitigation Program
Crack Seal Program
Contracted Programs:
In-House Programs:
In-House Pothole Repair Program
Contracted Programs Sidewalk Vertical Displacement Program: 2,986 total cuts
Truncated Domes (Methacrylate): Approximately 3,224 square feet detectable warnings installed
On-Call & ADA Program
Cost Share Concrete Totals
Guardrail Totals: 5 projects completed
El Paso County spent $7,165,301.61 for the 2022 PPRTA Asphalt Rehabilitation Program. The amount was used for paving 14.0 centerline miles or 38 lane miles of roadway. In addition to paving these roads they were also patched, striped, shouldered, and thermoplastic street markings were installed. Sub-grade repairs were performed as necessary.
El Paso County spent $1,307,489.31 for the 2022 PPRTA Pavement Crack Sealing program. The amount was used to seal approximately 42 centerline miles or 84 lane miles of roadway.
In addition, Slurry seal was added to the contract for 2022. The contractor completed approximately 2.2 centerline miles or 33,000 square yards of roadway.
The Department of Public Works’ Highway Maintenance personnel graveled 88.5 lane miles of roads including Murr Road, Wagon Train Loop, and Yoder Road.
The Department of Public Works’ Highway Maintenance personnel performed chip seal on 75.33 lane line miles of roads.
In 2022, $3,419,867.44 was spent on concrete projects at various locations within the County. This amount was spent on pouring approximately 14,406 square yards of sidewalk, 38,663 linear feet of curb and gutter, 785 square yards of cross pan, 697 square yards of fillet and 708 square yards of pedestrian ramps.
Preliminary and final designs for the project were completed in 2022 using El Paso County funds. Property acquisition will be completed in early 2023, construction of the project was advertised in December of 2022 and construction is anticipated to be completed in early 2023.
The project is in Fountain Creek below Janitell Road in El Paso County. Scour has occurred at the northern bridge pier and the channel has migrated to the north cutting the toe of slope below the abutment. The bridge is considered scour vulnerable. The Project will provide scour protection for the bridge that will generally include installation of riprap at the abutment and piers and minor channel grading.
Inspection and repair of Canon Avenue floodgates. PPRTA budget is $13,950.
In 2022, the Town of Green Mountain Falls continued to undertake all regular road maintenance practices including the filling of priority potholes on the Town’s limited paved roads.
With respect to the remainder of the municipal street system that remains unpaved, Town staff subjected all roads to routine grading, compaction, and drainage upkeep operations. All unpaved roads were treated with a comprehensive application of magnesium chloride, both to mitigate dust impacts and preserve surface conditions.
With PPRTA funds the Town was able to purchase over 1,000 tons of road base to distribute over the aggregate roadway surfaces throughout the Town. In addition, these funds were used to purchase roadway signage materials to update the many old and outdated road signs throughout the Town.
The Town was also able to hire out services to clean and restore function to a major drainage culvert and to have a crew replace worn out thermoplastic pavement markings as well as restripe our main road.
The Town of Ramah did not expend any PPRTA funds in 2022. The town had a grant project improving drainage on Commercial Street but did not need any additional funds. Ramah has started a street sign inventory and will be replacing/upgrading and adding signs in town in 2023. Tree trimming along the intersections will also be a priority.
The Town of Calhan joined the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority effective Jan. 1, 2022. This was a great accomplishment for the town and Calhan looks forward to many years of road improvements. The Town only did minimal work in 2022 with PPRTA funds. Calhan trimmed quite a few trees that were a hazard to the roadways and installed new signage that has been sorely out of date. The Town has already made plans for a larger project in 2023 in conjunction with a water grant from the State of Colorado. The Town is still identifying what it wants to spend funds on and are anxious to do more for the citizens of Calhan.