Your new connection to US 85 is open! - Douglas County

Residents successful Northwest Douglas County – your caller way to US 85 is open!

The Waterton Road Extension – from Rampart Range Road to US 85 – opened this greeting close aft the Board of Douglas County Commissioners gathered with members of the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board and the Sterling Ranch Development Company to chopped the ceremonial ribbon.

The $40.2 cardinal task was made imaginable done a concern with Sterling Ranch Development Company. Phase 2 ($25.8 million) was afloat funded by Sterling Ranch Development Company and the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board. Douglas County managed the operation task and funded Phase 1 ($14.4 million).

The 2.8-mile Phase 1 was completed successful 2020. Overall, the task included 5 bridges that were designed for elk crossing since the roadway crosses the County’s large wildlife corridor betwixt the Pike National Forest and the Highland Ranch OSCA. In all, the caller hold is much than 5 miles long.

The County’s 2040 Transportation Master Plan identified the request for this task to springiness those successful Roxborough Village, Chatfield Farms, Roxborough Downs, River Canyon and Sterling Ranch an alternate to Titan Road for entree to US 85.

A harmless and accessible multimodal proscription web is 1 of the Board of County Commissioner’s six halfway priorities. Read much astir the County’s proscription initiatives online.