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Founders roadwork to finish by end of month
A street improvement project that has had traffic on Founders Parkway tied up since May should, weather permitting, be complete by the end of August.
By By:Vicky Gits
A street improvement project that has had traffic on Founders Parkway tied up since May should, weather permitting, be complete by the end of August.
The $1.8 million Castle Rock project starts at Woodlands Boulevard and Founders Parkway and extends along the parkway east for one mile.
Separately, the Colorado Department of Transportation has plans to reconstruct the road between Crowfoot Valley Road and Colo. 86. That work is not expected to begin until 2008, CDOT spokesman Bob Wilson said. CDOT has agreed to take over the section of Founders Parkway from Interstate 25 to Colo. 86 as part of a highway swap with Castle Rock.
Traffic is now relegated to the westbound lanes, which are nearly complete except for a final layer of asphalt, said Carl Armijo, construction manager of the Castle Rock Public Works Department. The eastbound lanes need more work.
The work includes rubblization of the existing concrete pavement, removing and replacing curbs and gutters, and modifying drainage structures. The turn lanes around Crowfoot Valley Road were widened as well.
Rubblization uses existing concrete roadway as a base for a new asphalt surface. It offers substantial cost savings over reconstruction of a concrete roadway, according to a statement provided by Castle Rock. The concrete is crushed so small pieces are on top and larger ones below.
A rolling machine consolidates the rubblized concrete to create a base and asphalt is placed on top.
The usual four-lane boulevard is now down to two lanes in some places, forcing some motorists to detour around the popular road accessing Interstate 25.
"We have been maintaining two-way traffic the whole time. But around rush hour the lines do get a little longer and it gets a little congested," Armijo said.
The existing road was 25 years old, had deteriorated because of the increase in traffic and it wasn't holding up to the stress, Armijo said.
Work is in progress from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact Vicky Gits at vgits@ccnewspapers.net.
State commission approves highway swap
The Colorado Transportation Commission has approved a deal that allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to give Castle Rock 1.3 miles of Colo. 86 between Rock Street and Founders Parkway in exchange for 4.25 miles of Founders Parkway between Interstate 25 and Colo. 86.
Under terms of the agreement CDOT will reconstruct a segment of Founders from south of Crowfoot Valley Road to Colo. 86 for $5.5 million. Founders Parkway will then be added to the state highway system as Colo. 86 and maintained by CDOT. That project begins in 2008.
"The old 86 is more of a city street today and Founders parkway has a more direct alignment that better serves state highway traffic. It also bypasses the railroad crossing in town," said Jeff Kullman, CDOT regional director.
Vicky Gits
The $1.8 million Castle Rock project starts at Woodlands Boulevard and Founders Parkway and extends along the parkway east for one mile.
Separately, the Colorado Department of Transportation has plans to reconstruct the road between Crowfoot Valley Road and Colo. 86. That work is not expected to begin until 2008, CDOT spokesman Bob Wilson said. CDOT has agreed to take over the section of Founders Parkway from Interstate 25 to Colo. 86 as part of a highway swap with Castle Rock.
Traffic is now relegated to the westbound lanes, which are nearly complete except for a final layer of asphalt, said Carl Armijo, construction manager of the Castle Rock Public Works Department. The eastbound lanes need more work.
The work includes rubblization of the existing concrete pavement, removing and replacing curbs and gutters, and modifying drainage structures. The turn lanes around Crowfoot Valley Road were widened as well.
Rubblization uses existing concrete roadway as a base for a new asphalt surface. It offers substantial cost savings over reconstruction of a concrete roadway, according to a statement provided by Castle Rock. The concrete is crushed so small pieces are on top and larger ones below.
A rolling machine consolidates the rubblized concrete to create a base and asphalt is placed on top.
The usual four-lane boulevard is now down to two lanes in some places, forcing some motorists to detour around the popular road accessing Interstate 25.
"We have been maintaining two-way traffic the whole time. But around rush hour the lines do get a little longer and it gets a little congested," Armijo said.
The existing road was 25 years old, had deteriorated because of the increase in traffic and it wasn't holding up to the stress, Armijo said.
Work is in progress from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact Vicky Gits at vgits@ccnewspapers.net.
State commission approves highway swap
The Colorado Transportation Commission has approved a deal that allows the Colorado Department of Transportation to give Castle Rock 1.3 miles of Colo. 86 between Rock Street and Founders Parkway in exchange for 4.25 miles of Founders Parkway between Interstate 25 and Colo. 86.
Under terms of the agreement CDOT will reconstruct a segment of Founders from south of Crowfoot Valley Road to Colo. 86 for $5.5 million. Founders Parkway will then be added to the state highway system as Colo. 86 and maintained by CDOT. That project begins in 2008.
"The old 86 is more of a city street today and Founders parkway has a more direct alignment that better serves state highway traffic. It also bypasses the railroad crossing in town," said Jeff Kullman, CDOT regional director.
Vicky Gits
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