Project Description

Beacon Lite Road is a 1 mile, 2-lane gravel road operating as a rural collector in northern El Paso County, Colorado with Douglas County to the north and Town of Monument to the south. The project extends from Wakonda Way to County Line Road providing access for local residents. The project will advertise under a single construction contract and will be constructed in two phases. The first phase will provide improvements to Beacon Lite Road from Wakonda way on the south to County Line Road on the north. The second phase will be the County Line phase which will consist of improving the Beacon Lite Road and County Line Road intersection and will extend from Indi Drive on the east to Interstate 25 interchange on the west.

The project will consist of designing and constructing safety enhancements and improving the road to current County standards. The anticipated enhancements along Beacon Lite Road include asphalt paving, horizontal and vertical improvement, intersection improvements, drainage improvements, and water quality.

Team

• Design: Michael Baker International
• Construction: TBD

Cost Summary

• PPRTA Total Budget: $18,734,000
• Design Contract: $1,653,570

Schedule Summary

• Design package: fourth quarter 2022
• Single construction contract, phased construction schedule expected
• Phase I construction: first quarter of 2025.
• Phase II construction: first quarter of 2026

Progress / Status

• Final design is 100% complete, property acquisition for Phase 1 is 98% complete.
• Property acquisition for phase 2 is 90% complete.
  • Taking license agreements with Douglas County forward for approval.

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