Project Status Reports
Intersections of Highway 1 & CR 9 and CR 62E
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is working with the Town of Wellington and Larimer County to make improvements to Highway 1 where it intersects with both CR 9 and CR 62E.
Major growth, including a new middle school/high school, in the area is anticipated to cause a significant increase in traffic.
PROJECT STATUS
The project is in the conceptual design phase. CDOT is managing the project and has more information on their website.
https://www.codot.gov/projects/co-1-realignment-larimer-county/about
CONTACT:
Rusty McDaniel, Assistant County Engineer
(970) 498-5730
Email Rusty McDaniel
Shields Street to be Widened Between Willox Lane and Highway 287
Project No. 327
(Widening of CR 17 from Willox Lane to US 287)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
Widen County Road 17 (Shields Street) from just north of Willox Lane to the railroad tracks just south of Highway 287 (0.9 mile) to accommodate six-foot-wide shoulders and at the north end (0.25 mile +/-) a two-way center turn lane.
Construction Budget: $2.8 million ($1,852,000 federal grant, $948,000 county match – administered by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
PROJECT STATUS
Final design is complete and has been approved by CDOT to advertise for construction bids. Due to delays in utility relocation efforts and required phasing to construct the project, the project was delayed and will be set to go out for competitive bid in the Fall of 2023 with construction anticipated to begin in early 2024 and completed in the Summer of 2024. Utility relocations are anticipated to continue thru the Spring/Summer 2023.
CONTACT
Jake Wilson, Project Manager
(970) 498-5723
Email Jake Wilson
County Road 70 Reconstruction and Widening
Project No. 329
(CR 70 Owl Canyon between CR 9 and CR 13)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The project includes two miles of roadway widening and reconstruction of CR 70 from CR 9 to CR 13. The two-lane roadway will accommodate 8-foot-wide paved shoulders. Culvert and structure crossings will be replaced. Existing utility relocations will be needed within the two miles. Intersection improvements (roundabout) at CR 70 and CR 9 are proposed with Project 339 and will be completed prior to construction of this Project 329. This project does not include improvements to CR 13 and will end just east of the south leg of CR 13.
PROJECT BUDGET: $6,000,000.00. A federal aid grant in the amount of $1,000,000 has also been awarded to Larimer County to help fund a portion of the improvements between CR 9 and CR 11.
PROJECT STATUS
Larimer County hired an engineering consulting firm, SEH Inc, to design and prepare construction plans. Preliminary design is in the early stages.
Construction is expected to begin in late 2024 or early 2025 for at least the one-mile segment between CR 9 and 11. It is currently unknown if CR 70 between CR 11 and CR 13 will be constructed separately from the CR 9 to CR 11 phase.
Meetings with landowners and a public open house have yet to be scheduled.
Since a portion of the project is funded by a federal grant, Larimer County will be required to obtain clearances and approvals from CDOT for environmental issues, right-of-way plans, utility relocations, and overall design.
CONTACT:
County Road 8 and County Road 21 Intersection Improvements
Project No. 336
(CR 8 & CR 21 Intersection)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The safety of the intersection at CR 8 and CR 21 has steadily declined with an increasing number of accidents over the past several years. CR 8 serves as an important route for traffic traveling both east and west, and continued growth in the region has made it imperative to provide a solution that addresses safety and efficiency at the intersection. Alternative designs have been analyzed to accomplish this while minimizing impacts on adjacent landowners, and a roundabout design has emerged as the preferred alternative. Improvements to the intersection will be fully funded by local County capital improvement funds.
Project Budget: $2.5 million
PROJECT STATUS
Project design and right-of-way acquisitions are complete and the project has been advertised for bids. Utility work will continue into the summer of 2023. Construction is planned to begin in the summer of 2023.
CONTACT:
Devin Traff, Project Manager
(970) 498-5731
Email Devin Traff
Widening of Taft Hill (CR 19) to Urban 5-Lane Road
Project No. 337
(Widening of Taft Hill (CR 19) from Horsetooth (CR40) to Harmony (CR 38E))
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The scope includes implementation of 4-lane arterial street per Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards to accommodate both significant regional traffic and local traffic, and address safety issues. Improvements include additional through lanes, auxiliary turn lanes, intersection improvements, curb and gutter, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, median, and storm sewer. This important regional connection is currently a two-lane (one lane each direction) road with a center turn lane and is experiencing significant congestion, delay, emissions, and safety concerns.
Project Budget: $5,380,000 ($3,834,025 federal grant, $1,545,975 local match,). The grant is administered by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
The project is a partnership between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County. We were awarded a Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) for $3,834,025 and will provide a local match of $1,545,975. The local match is being funded from the Regional Transportation Capital Expansion Fees that the City of Fort Collins collects for Larimer County.
PROJECT STATUS
Design has returned to active status with utility locates and potholing being performed in the field. Rights of Way acquisition has also begun.
The project team has been coordinating with Loveland Fort Collins Water district on their regional upgrade plan that includes improvements within the project limits. The district has made this section of their planned construction a priority accelerating funding and design resources to perform their work prior to improvements of the roadway. This coordination and revised sequencing will allow for much needed utility improvements while ensuring the quality of roadway improvements is not compromised.
The anticipated schedule for waterline work from Horsetooth to Harmony is late Summer early Fall of 2023 with Roadway improvements beginning in late Spring 2024 with a target completion of Fall 2024.
CONTACT:
Larimer County
Erich Purcell, Project Manager
(970) 498-5733
Email Erich Purcell
City of Fort Collins
Florian Fiebig, Project Manager
Email Florian Fiebig
Loveland Fort Collins Water District
Linsey Chalfant
(970) 226-3104 ext 108
Email Florian Fiebig
County Road 70 (Owl Canyon Road) & County Road 9 Roadway Improvements
Project No. 339
(CR 70 (Owl Canyon Road) between CR 9 and CR 5 & CR 9 from CR 70 to the new Larimer County North Landfill
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The project Includes 1.5 miles of roadway widening and reconstruction of CR 70 from the CR 9 intersection to just west of I-25. The project also includes 4 miles of roadway widening of CR 9 from the CR 70 intersection to the new Larimer County North Landfill entrance. Both roadway widening projects will accommodate two lanes of roadway and 6-to-8 foot wide paved shoulders. Bridges will be replaced at several irrigation canal crossings and major/minor drainage ways. Intersections improvements are planned for both the C9 and CR 7-5J intersections. In addition to the above improvements CR 70 will also be repaved on the I-25 overpass and the gravel road section from I-25 to CR 5 will be paved to accommodate a 26’ paved roadway.
PROJECT STATUS
The project kicked off its initial planning efforts in late Fall of 2020, preliminary designs were presented to the Larimer County Agricultural Advisory Board on May 12, 2021, at their bi-monthly meeting to gain input on the several intersection alternatives that are being analyzed with the project. Multiple meetings have been conducted with several landowners along the corridor to discuss project impacts throughout the last 12-18 months. Public meetings were held in August of 2021 and May of 2022 to gain input on the project from users and landowners in the area. Notices of said meetings were sent to over 500 property owners along both corridors. All of the needed right-of-way has been acquired to date, utility relocations are underway, and the project is set to be advertised for bids this month.
The project is tentatively scheduled to be under construction in July of2023 and continue through the Spring of 2024. (The construction schedule is contingent upon utility relocations).
Project Budget: $20 million. The project is funded through Larimer County Road and Bridge and Larimer County Solid Waste funds.
CONTACT:
Jake Wilson, Project Manager
(970) 498-5723
Email Jake Wilson
Monroe Avenue Bridge Replacement
Project No. 341
(Replacement of Bridge LR13E-0.3-24E Over Horseshoe Inlet)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The design of replacement of the existing 2-span rubble arch culvert on Monroe Avenue is ongoing. The increase in traffic volumes over the years, along with the narrowness of the structure, has become a safety issue. The design work is slated to be a partnership between Larimer County and the City of Loveland to incorporate a more urban section to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists. Design is expected to continue through 2023.
Project Budget: $350,000 (Design)
PROJECT STATUS
Preliminary design is underway.
CONTACT:
Morgan Fay, P.E., Project Manager
(970) 498-5739
Email Morgan Fay
County Road 38E and County Road73C Guardrail
Project No. 345
(CR 38E and CR 73C Guardrail)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
Larimer County has been awarded a Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant for a guardrail along County Road 38E west of the entrance to South Bay at Horsetooth and along County Road 73C at Munsee Road in Crystal Lakes. The project will include approximately 3,025 feet of guardrail on CR 38E and 300 feet on CR 73C.
Project Budget: $275,000
PROJECT STATUS
Design is underway and is expected to be complete this spring. Larimer County is coordinating with utility providers to avoid potential conflicts. Environmental clearances are underway and expect to be complete this spring. The project will be advertised in the summer or fall of 2023, construction will begin in the fall.
CONTACT:
Clint Jones, Project Manager
(970) 498-5727
cdjones@larimer.org
Poudre River Trail
Project No. 5025
(Poudre River Trail – CR 32E to Timnath)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
A ten-foot-wide concrete trail with soft shoulders will be constructed from the trail on the south side of CR 32E (east of the River Bluffs trailhead) north to the Timnath South subdivision – approximately one mile. This segment is part of several segments included in GOCO (Great Outdoors Colorado) and CDOT grants. The other segments that are part of the grants are in the City of Fort Collins and the Towns of Timnath and Windsor. With CDOT’s replacement of the Interstate 25 Poudre River Bridge these combined projects will complete the trail between Fort Collins and Greeley.
PROJECT STATUS
The final design is complete and easement acquisition is underway. Construction is anticipated to begin in late summer of 2023 and completed by the by the end of 2023.
CONTACT:
Rusty McDaniel, Assistant County Engineer
(970) 498-5730
Email Rusty McDaniel
Replacement of Dale Creek Structures in Design
Project No. 6018
(Replacement of Dale Creek Structures)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
The existing timber bridges built in the 1930s are in poor condition and have been scheduled for replacement. Design of the replacement structures (LR45E-0.4-S287, and LR45E-0.2-S287) are underway. This includes hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to appropriately size each replacement structure.
Project Budget: $50,000 (Design)
PROJECT STATUS
Work to replace the LR45E-0.4-S287 structure is almost complete. The remaining 10-span timber bridge (LR45E-0.2-S287) work is expected to take place in late-2023/winter 2024.
CONTACT:
Morgan Fay, P.E., Project Manager
(970) 498-5739
Email Morgan Fay
Pedestrian Improvements Planned Along 57th Street and Highway 287
Project No. 8096
(Pedestrian Improvements at 57th Street & SH 287)
Last Updated: April, 2023
SCOPE OF WORK
Larimer County has been awarded a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant for a sidewalk improvement project at the intersection of Highway 287 and E 5th Street. The project will include approximately 1.3 miles of sidewalk that will provide non-motorized connections along 57th Street east of US 287 and along US 287 to existing bus stops.
Project Budget: $1,362,500
PROJECT STATUS
Design has been finalized, and utility conflicts have been resolved. Environmental impact inspections were completed and have been approved. Final right-of-way plans are complete, and we will begin acquisitions this spring. The project will be bid in late summer and construction is anticipated to begin in fall of 2023.
CONTACT:
Clint Jones, Project Manager
(970) 498-5727
Email Clint Jones
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