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Virtual meeting Wednesday to discuss permanent flood recovery repairs for Colo. 7

An emergency repair project reestablished traffic and operations quickly but did not complete repairs to final grades or restore the highway to appropriate transportation safety standards. Permanent repairs are slated to begin in August.
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Daily lane closures are scheduled to begin this August. Courtesy image

NEWS RELEASE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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A virtual public meeting for the final 2013 flood recovery permanent repair project in the state on Colo. 7 will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

The canyon sustained significant damage during the 2013 disaster, with nine miles of roadway severely damaged or lost entirely, and debris flows that prevented access for nearly two and a half months. 

An emergency repair project reestablished traffic and operations quickly but did not complete repairs to final grades or restore the highway to appropriate transportation safety standards. This is a $55 million to $60 million 2013 emergency relief project that is fully supported by federal emergency relief funds. 

The project team will host a virtual public meeting to let people know the project is starting and explain the scope and schedule. Registration for the meeting is required at https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0y20vQWKTZ6QRM3PoreyIg.

The goals of this project are to maintain access during future flood events, build a safe system accommodating multi-modal transportation options and work in harmony with ecological river functions in the corridor. 

The permanent repair project will: 

  • Resurface and repair approximately 14 miles of roadway
  • Rehabilitate several miles of the St. Vrain Creek disturbed during the emergency repairs
  • Improve multi-modal mobility options along the corridor
  • Build in resiliency to improve future emergency access during flood events

Daily lane closures are scheduled to begin in August. Following Labor Day, Colo. 7 will close with scheduled openings (one-way traffic following pilot cars) between the pull off at mile point 23 and the park at mile point 29.5 in the mornings and afternoons. This schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022. 

When the closure is in place, only emergency responders and project crews will have access between mile points 23 and 29.5. Everyone else will need to use U.S. 36 or Colo. 72 to access Estes Park or Allenspark. 

Meeting details:

When: 6 p.m. Wednesday via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91426304000. 

Meeting call-in option: 346-248-7799, meeting ID 914 2630 4000

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