Pinewood Springs – Roads and Bridges Reconstruction Status Update

Pinewood Springs – Roads and Bridges Reconstruction Status Update

Larimer County is currently in the process of preparing bidding plans for many of the roads and culverts that sustained damage from the floods in September of last year. The Pinewood Springs General Improvement District Road Board has also been busy with road and culvert repairs throughout the community. Road Reconstruction Updates Our goal is to hire a contractor to construct the remaining road repairs during the upcoming Summer and Fall.  We will be sure to provide residents with a more specific time frame once we have a better idea of what the start date is for construction. The Iroquois Road washout near Cree Ct. is one of the larger road improvement projects that has yet to be completed.  This is one of the locations that will be included in either the road...

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Highway 36 Construction Update – Summer 2014

Highway 36 Construction Update – Summer 2014

What is the current status of US 36 between Lyons and Estes Park? Following the temporary repairs made by the National Guard to temporarily reopen US 36, the roadway was still at risk of losing existing embankment and roadway. US 36 was identified as the first mountain corridor to begin and complete permanent repairs following the September 2013 floods. As a critical route between Estes Park and the Front Range for residents and tourists, this corridor’s repairs were targeted for several reasons: The alignment along US 36 provides the opportunity to keep the roadway away from the river more frequently than other mountain highways. A partnership between the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Central Federal Lands (CFL) combined expertise to work on...

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