Planning/Design
Update to Project – July 21, 2023:
The anticipated construction start date is now between January to March of 2024 due to signal pole and mast arm production and delivery delays.
This project web page will be updated as details become available.
(See “Description” section below for more project information)
Moving forward…
The following update was provided by CDOT in February 2023:
As of mid-September 2022, the project moved in a different direction. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), rather than Douglas County, will plan, build and maintain the new signal.
CDOT determined that Douglas County’s concept / idea of installing temporary traffic signal poles that use span wire to be unacceptable since CDOT considers the County’s approach / idea to be appropriate only as a short-term solution (for up to 4 years of service).
CDOT does not have construction funding currently identified in its 10-year plan to complete the widening and reconstruction of US 85 between Sedalia (State Hwy 67) and Castle Rock Parkway. This lack of funding influenced the type of traffic signal poles and other traffic signal elements that CDOT would allow to be used at the US 85 / Daniels Park Road intersection, and therefore this proposed type of traffic signal infrastructure will need to be left in-service much longer than the parties originally anticipated.
Josh Breedlove is the CDOT Resident Engineer, and he will manage the project as it moves forward in a slightly new direction. Josh can be reached at [email protected]
Update: The anticipated construction start date is now between January to March of 2024 due to signal pole and mast arm production and delivery delays.
Background Information:
The County believes this project to be a very important safety improvement and is still planning to provide CDOT with a significant financial contribution (equal to what the County currently appropriated for the temporary traffic signals that would have utilized span wire) in a future Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA).
