During the Third Quarter of 2024, the County’s PPRTA capital and maintenance projects continued to advance.
Construction continues for the South Academy Boulevard project. Scour repairs for the bridges over Fountain Creek are complete. The contractor is currently working on installing multiple drainage lines, water quality vaults, and widening the existing bridge over Bradley Road. In addition, the contractor is installing concrete median and paving for the new widened areas. This project is a collaborative project with CDOT under the Military Access Mobility and Safety Improvement Project (“MAMSIP”) which falls under a BUILD Grant. The Project remains on track to be completed in early 2026.
Construction of Highway 105 Project A continues with paving completed on the north half of Hwy 105 in the third quarter. Design for the remainder of the Hwy 105 corridor with emphasis on Project B from Lake Woodmoor Drive to west of Martingale Road is ongoing.
Construction is ongoing for two intersection improvement projects located at Security Boulevard & Main Street and Security/Widefield Boulevard & Fontaine Avenue. These two projects began in the first quarter of 2023, Security & Main reached substantial completion in the 3rd quarter of 2023, and Security & Fontaine remains on track for completion by the end of 2024.
Consultant design of the Mesa Ridge Parkway project is essentially complete. Property Acquisition is underway with construction scheduled to begin in early 2025. The Project consists of design and construction of the eastbound lanes of Mesa Ridge Parkway between SH 21 (Powers Boulevard) and Marksheffel Road. A separate fast-track project to construct the signal at Marksheffel Road has been completed.
Design for the Beacon Lite Road project is complete, and property acquisition is underway. It is estimated that a single construction contract will be pursued to construct the project in multiple phases starting in the first quarter of 2025.
Eastonville Road and Deer Creek design phases progressed during the third quarter. Eastonville Road Corridor Design continued with extension of Phase I to include Motley Road intersection. Phase I Final Design/FOR is complete, with a drainage relook, utilities conflict resolution, and planned development coordination near complete. Phase II continued with preliminary/FIR design review and FOR scheduled for the fourth quarter. Phase III developer-partnering Reimbursement Agreement was approved by PPRTA board. Design continued for Deer Creek, Base Camp and Microscope, with follow-on investigation to include Woodmoor Drive intersection treatment. An amended design scope is Final Design complete for the combined original scope and roundabout design. Both designs are pursuing property acquisition to prepare for construction phases. The 2024 maintenance program work progressed during the third quarter. El Paso County completed a total of 5765 square yards of sidewalk, 15050 linear feet of curb and gutter, 411 square yards of cross pan, 577 square yards of fillet, and 589 square yards of pedestrian ramps. El Paso County also completed maintenance of 39.88 lane miles of gravel roads, 76.92 lane miles of chip sealing, 212 lane miles of preservation, and 34.06 lane miles of asphalt paving in the third quarter of 2024.