Construction on a section of Fourmile Canyon Drive will is continuing, with drivers cautioned that there will be flaggers and construction crews at work throughout next week.
After successfully paving the bottom layer of asphalt on the south section of road, between Colo. 119 and Poorman Road, crews will be applying temporary striping, completing the inlets and outlets of the new culverts, additional retaining wall coverage, and stream restoration over the coming weeks, the release said. Drivers are warned that they should expect to see flaggers in this area while work is ongoing, according to a Boulder County Transportation Department news release updating residents on operations.
Additionally, work on five of seven retaining walls is expected to continue in the north section of the canyon from Logan Mill Road to Salina Junction. Wall work includes finishing the structural components at two walls, backfilling one wall site where the wall was recently completed, and completing the stone veneer at two walls that have been built. Excavation at the final wall site to be built below the junction is now anticipated to start at the end of October. Travel through the work zones in the north section will continue to be controlled by both flaggers and the traffic signals, the release said.
Lawrence Construction encouraged those traveling Fourmile Canyon to take a look at the rest of the month’s schedule for work, which can be found online or by contacting the Boulder County Transportation Department at 303-441-1032.
Additionally, the construction crew has requested that people refrain from using their construction dumpsters for disposal of their own trash. This is illegal and could result in a visit from law enforcement, the release said.
The Fourmile Canyon Drive Reconstruction was initiated after the 2013 flood. An approximate 1.5-mile stretch of canyon road was damaged in the disaster. Construction efforts are part of a $10.7 million year-long flood-recovery project, aiming to create a more resilient corridor.
