Castle Rock approves $12.3M for Four Corners improvement

BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Castle Rock Town Council approved a $12.3 million contract to begin construction on the Four Corners project, which will widen the four-way intersection of Fifth Street, Highway 86, Founder’s Parkway and Ridge Road.

e project will add two through lanes and left and right turn lanes to Fifth Street and Highway 86. Founders Parkway and Ridge Road will be expanded by two through lanes, two left turn lanes and a right turn lane.

At the July 18 meeting, the council unanimously approved a $12.3 million contract with HEI Civil to begin construction, which is scheduled to last through summer 2024.

Funding for the project includes a $1 million contribution from Douglas County and $3.6 million from the Denver Regional Council of Governments, with the remaining $7.6 million coming from the town.

e contract includes a 15% contingency fund managed by the town.

Multiple council members expressed frustration that the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) didn’t contribute funding, despite it being a regional project for Douglas and Elbert counties.

“I’m very disappointed in CDOT,” Council member Laura Cavey said. Public Works Director Dan Sailer said approval of the contract marks a milestone for the project, which has been in the works since 2017.

“ ese are signi cant improvements to a major intersection that serves this region that are expected to provide capacity to meet the future demands,” Sailer said.

Construction will be phased to allow through tra c for the duration of the project and Sailer said the goal is to minimize negative impacts to businesses and residents in the area.

“We understand there will be some inconvenience as we’re going through this, but we ask for patience and we think it will be well received when it’s done,” he said.

Cavey said the expansion is very needed because the current intersection can’t handle demand.

“I drive this intersection almost every day and it’s a disaster, “she said. “We all know this is a very, very busy intersection and right now, today, it’s kind of a mess, even more so because of the construction on Ridge Road.”

Sailer said the Ridge Road widening project will be nishing up by the end of the summer and transition into the Four Corners project.