Utility Projects Create Opportunity for Road Rehabilitation
Significant utility projects are planned for the Reclamation Neighborhood in 2024 and 2025. With consideration for the area's currently deteriorating road conditions and substandard pedestrian facilities, the Town will also undertake long-term roadway improvements. At neighborhood meetings held on November 29 and December 20 of 2023, the Town invited community input on the future layout of each street to be affected by the utility projects (1st, 2nd and 3rd Streets, and North and South Courts).
The area street reconstruction work will complement the utility work and improvements to be completed by the Town's Water Division and the Estes Park Sanitation District (EPSD) in 2024 and 2025. As the utility projects finish on each roadway, the final road rehabilitation work will take place.
Streets in the Reclamation Neighborhood generally have limited right of way widths, substandard sidewalks, and narrow driving surfaces (flowline to flowline) that are shared between travel lanes and on-street parking. With limited right of way widths preventing the construction of a traditional roadway cross section, the Town prepared the following design alternatives for discussion at the 2023 neighborhood meetings:
Bureau of Reclamation Conceptual Layouts 10.30.23
Bureau of Reclamation Conceptual Layouts 12.8.23
Please check this webpage for regular updates. For further information, or to provide feedback on the design alternatives, contact Trevor Wittwer, Civil Engineer, at 970-577-3724 or twittwer@estes.org.
About This Project
In the Town of Estes Park, the series of local roads that connect Colorado Highway 7 (CO 7) and US Highway 36 (US 36) are collectively known as the Reclamation Neighborhood. These streets include North Court, South Court, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Streets. North Court, South Court, and 3rd Street are characterized by residential properties along both sides of the roadway, while 1st, 2nd, and 4th Streets have a mixture of residential and commercial properties.
In 2019, in response to various neighborhood concerns, such as speeding, congestion, and safety of school-aged children, Public Works staff held several neighborhood meetings with residents, during which different concepts were provided specifically for 3rd Street, North Court and South Court. After consideration of the public feedback, the Town moved forward with a pilot program that revised 3rd Street with a one-way southbound configuration that allowed parking on both sides of the street. Also, North and South Courts were reconfigured as a one-way couplet with parking along one side of both streets. These pilot configurations have been in place since 2020.
Streets in the Reclamation Neighborhood generally have limited right of way widths, substandard sidewalks, and narrow driving surfaces (flowline to flowline) that are shared between travel lanes and on-street parking. With limited right of way widths preventing the construction of a traditional roadway cross section, the Town prepared several design alternatives for public consideration.
Project Updates History
- 2023 Updates
12.13.2023
With significant utility projects planned for the Reclamation Neighborhood in 2024 and 2025, along with deteriorating road conditions and substandard pedestrian facilities, the opportunity for long-term roadway improvements is now realized. As such, the Town is seeking further community input on the future layout of each street affected by the utility projects (1st, 2nd and 3rd Streets, and North and South Courts). Interested residents/property owners and concerned citizens were invited to a public neighborhood meeting on November 29. A follow-up neighborhood meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 5-6 p.m., at the Town of Estes Park Museum meeting room, 200 4th Street.
The area street reconstruction projects are prompted by utility work that will be completed by the Water Division and Estes Park Sanitation District in 2024 and 2025. The projects are necessary phases in the Water Improvement Project being completed by the Town’s Water Division and the Estes Park Sanitation District (EPSD). As their projects finish on each roadway, the final road rehabilitation project will follow.
Streets in the Reclamation Neighborhood generally have limited right of way widths, substandard sidewalks, and narrow driving surfaces (flowline to flowline) that are shared between travel lanes and on-street parking. With limited right of way widths preventing the construction of a traditional roadway cross section, the Town prepared several design alternatives for discussion at the public meetings: