Road & Bridge reports paving progress; staff working with CDOT to renew MOU on Berthoud Pass road sand disposal

Grand County Road & Bridge staff updated commissioners on paving work and ongoing intergovernmental coordination Thursday.

Staff reported second-round magnesium application on Trowff Road and that paving began on County Road 511 the same day; crews will next move to County Road 832 and 834 in Winter Park Ranch and finish a second section of County Road 60, which staff said will complete the county's asphalt improvements for the year.

Staff also told the board they are working with Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to combine two expired memoranda of understanding into a single updated MOU for reuse and disposal of material removed from the Berthoud Pass/Benson Pit area. County staff said several years of testing showed the road-sand material is inert and that the combined MOU would clarify how CDOT's removed sediment and road sand can be reclaimed at the Benson Pit.

Commissioners were told the county and partnering agencies will continue monitoring washouts and post-fire erosion issues and will pursue applicable federal programs and grants for emergency watershed protection where appropriate.