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Douglas Lane interchange planned
Crystal Valley Metropolitan Districts are paying Douglas County a small portion of the cost of an Interstate 25 interchange planned just south of Castle Rock.
By By: Christine McManus
Crystal Valley Metropolitan Districts are paying Douglas County a small portion of the cost of an Interstate 25 interchange planned just south of Castle Rock.
An I-25 interchange at the existing Douglas Lane has been in long-term plans for years. Bell Mountain, Keene Ranch, Plum Creek, Crystal Valley Ranch, Twin Oaks and The Oaks subdivisions are building out, adding thousands of residents to the area that a Douglas Lane interchange would serve.
The intersection nearest to the proposed Douglas Lane intersection, along the I-25 corridor in Castle Rock, is the Plum Creek Parkway interchange to the north.
While southbound vehicles can enter and exit the highway at Plum Creek, northbound traffic can only exit the highway at Plum Creek.
To go north on I-25 from southern Castle Rock, vehicles must go to the Wolfensberger Road/Wilcox Street interchange.
An interchange at Tomah Road is about 2.5 miles south of the proposed Douglas Lane interchange.
The property is in the jurisdiction of the Crystal Valley Metro Districts Nos. 1 and 2, Douglas County and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Castle Rock abuts Douglas Lane to the north, on the east and west sides of I-25.
Thousands of housing units and commercial space are zoned in Dawson Ridge, directly southwest of the proposed Douglas Lane interchange. Roads, streetlights and fire hydrants were built in the late 1980s, but developers' financial ruin prevented homes from being built.
Developers and residents in Crystal Valley Metropolitan Districts will pay the county $35,000 toward the cost of the interchange.
The districts' share is required to be in the districts' budget, said the Douglas County ordinance.
The three county commissioners passed the ordinance earlier this month.
A timeline for the interchange construction was not part of the county commissioners' information.
An I-25 interchange at the existing Douglas Lane has been in long-term plans for years. Bell Mountain, Keene Ranch, Plum Creek, Crystal Valley Ranch, Twin Oaks and The Oaks subdivisions are building out, adding thousands of residents to the area that a Douglas Lane interchange would serve.
The intersection nearest to the proposed Douglas Lane intersection, along the I-25 corridor in Castle Rock, is the Plum Creek Parkway interchange to the north.
While southbound vehicles can enter and exit the highway at Plum Creek, northbound traffic can only exit the highway at Plum Creek.
To go north on I-25 from southern Castle Rock, vehicles must go to the Wolfensberger Road/Wilcox Street interchange.
An interchange at Tomah Road is about 2.5 miles south of the proposed Douglas Lane interchange.
The property is in the jurisdiction of the Crystal Valley Metro Districts Nos. 1 and 2, Douglas County and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Castle Rock abuts Douglas Lane to the north, on the east and west sides of I-25.
Thousands of housing units and commercial space are zoned in Dawson Ridge, directly southwest of the proposed Douglas Lane interchange. Roads, streetlights and fire hydrants were built in the late 1980s, but developers' financial ruin prevented homes from being built.
Developers and residents in Crystal Valley Metropolitan Districts will pay the county $35,000 toward the cost of the interchange.
The districts' share is required to be in the districts' budget, said the Douglas County ordinance.
The three county commissioners passed the ordinance earlier this month.
A timeline for the interchange construction was not part of the county commissioners' information.
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