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Woodland Park targets $2.25M for Fairview and Paradise street projects, budgets $1M for repairs
Summary
City staff told council the 2026 draft includes $2.25 million to reconstruct Fairview Street and Paradise of Colorado and $1 million set aside for general street repairs, asphalt patches and speed-hump installations; two snowplow truck replacements are budgeted.
Woodland Park city staff presented a package of street and public-works projects in the proposed 2026 budget, including $2,250,000 toward two large street reconstructions and a $1,000,000 allocation for assorted street repairs and speed-hump installations.
"The two big projects that we're looking to do for next year are Fairview Street and then also Paradise Of Colorado," said city staff member Aaron during the budget presentation. Staff said contractors who reviewed the roads advised a mixed repair approach (some curb and gutter, some pavement replacement) rather than a single uniform treatment.
The staff presentation listed detailed project costs: $2,250,000 for Fairview and Paradise work; a separate $1,000,000 for asphalt patches, speed humps and spot repairs; and $500,000 in replacement vehicles to cover two snowplow trucks for the streets department. "Those are the quotes that we've received so far. So those are ready to work, come 2026," Aaron said.
Staff also reported a recent pavement-management update, done in partnership with El Paso County, which showed some roads are deteriorating faster than anticipated. Council members and staff discussed the scale of the city's street network; staff said the city has roughly 60 lane miles (about 120 centerline miles divided by two) of streets to maintain and that a concentrated paving program in the mid-1990s means many streets are now aging simultaneously.
Other operations items in the draft budget include annual restriping (budget pressure due to contractor availability), parking-lot maintenance and sidewalk/ADA ramp improvements. Staff noted two aging snowplow trucks are automated-replacement candidates; the budget assumes purchasing newer automatic-transmission plow trucks to reduce dependence on manual-transmission drivers.
No formal vote on these projects occurred at the work session. Staff said most street repairs will be brought to council for contract approval on a contract-by-contract basis.
