No passport or marriage license application service is available Monday-Tuesday, May 19-20, and limited document recording service is available while the renovation of the Recording Office is completed. The Recording Office fully reopens at its permanent location of 301 Wilcox Street on Wednesday, May 21. Please visit DougCoRecording.com for more information.
Under Construction
Updated May 13, 2025
Phase 3 construction started on May 5, 2025. This section of Palmer Divide Avenue, between Black Forest Road and S East Cherry Creek Road, will be closed to all through traffic between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. for approximately 50 consecutive days beginning on May 5, 2025. The road closure will allow for an accelerated construction schedule and provide for the safe installation of new culverts, grading, and asphalt paving for this gravel road section of Palmer Divide Avenue.
Currently, detour route signs and variable message signs are in use along the approved detour route(s) to provide guidance to drivers around the project’s limits. All Emergency Services will have full access through the project limits throughout the duration of the closure. Neither Douglas County nor El Paso County School Districts use this section of roadway for bus routes. Emergency services, in addition to the Douglas County and El Paso County School Districts, have been notified of the closure.
The Palmer Divide Avenue Paving Project Phase 3 consists of extending the existing E. Palmer Divide Avenue asphalt pavement from approximately 660′ west of Phoebe Grove to approximately 230′ east of S. East Cherry Creek Road. This section of the roadway is currently paved in gravel.
E. Palmer Divide Avenue lies on the southern boundary of Douglas County. This section of E. Palmer Divide Avenue is currently maintained by Douglas County. This project will also include drainage improvements by replacing five (5) existing culvert crossings with new reinforced concrete pipe and flared end sections.
