Larimer County owns and maintains over 200 miles of non-paved roads in western Larimer County alone. These roads provide essential access to residents, businesses, recreational users, and emergency services. Maintaining this roadway system requires a reliable and sustainable supply of aggregate that can keep pace with ongoing road maintenance needs.
The County’s existing Front Range gravel quarry, the Strang Pit, plays an important role in meeting aggregate demands for the Front Range roads due to its proximity to those roads. Using this gravel aggregate where it makes the most sense helps the County use its gravel wisely to ensure it is available for decades. However, maintaining non-paved roads in western Larimer County also requires aggregate sources closer to those areas.
To meet this need, Larimer County Road and Bridge is pursuing small, local, geographically diverse aggregate quarries in western Larimer County. Strategically placing small quarries near the roads they serve helps extend the life of the Front Range gravel resource, reduces long haul distances, and limits County-wide impacts. This strategic approach also helps limit the effects of gravel production and road maintenance closer to the communities that depend on these non-paved roads.
As part of this effort, Larimer County has collaborated with Colorado State University to redevelop an existing gravel quarry on CSU property near the Mountain Campus to address the maintenance needs of nearby County roads.
Read more about how Larimer County plans to keep up with maintenance requirements of non-paved roads in the western part of the County: https://www.larimer.gov/roads/aggregate/currentactivities
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