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Grand County unveils single asphalt plan, shifts toward pavement preservation; 2025 projects budgeted at about $2.7M
Summary
County engineering and road staff described a consolidated asphalt plan and a move toward pavement-preservation strategy. Work planned for 2025 includes chip-seal and asphalt projects on several county roads; staff proposed adding more gravel-to-asphalt conversions such as County Road 1.
County engineering staff presented an update Jan. 21 on Grand County's asphalt plan and a transition from ad-hoc maintenance to a pavement-preservation strategy.
Consulting engineer Tim Gagnon and Road & Bridge staff summarized 2024 accomplishments (including double chip-seal on 38 subdivision roads and main-road preservation work) and proposed 2025 projects. Planned 2025 pavement work includes full removal and replacement on segments of County Road 611 and County Road 511, mill-and-overlay or new asphalt on sections of County Road 5221 and County Road 832/834, and continued subdivision chip-seal work. Staff estimated total 2025 construction costs at about $2,600,000 with a $2,700,000 budget; Road & Bridge said precise bid documents will determine final allocations and that staff will adjust the program if bids come in above estimates.
Gagnon said the county consolidated multiple prior road plans into a single asphalt plan and emphasized that pavement preservation is cheaper over time than delayed reconstruction. He showed a lifecycle chart illustrating that the cost of waiting until a pavement reaches advanced deterioration can be four to five times higher than early preventative maintenance.
Commissioners discussed adding County Road 1 (the Trough Road section between the bridge and Highway 9) to the plan to eliminate a short gravel apron that causes heavy maintenance demand; staff said they could evaluate adding it and noted mobilization and contract grouping considerations for paving. Commissioners also asked about apron paving at highway intersections to reduce washboarding; staff said these are feasible but require CDOT coordination for work in state right-of-way and case-by-case permitting.
Staff said bid documents for the 2025 program should be ready by March, with contractor selection in April or May and construction during the typical summer season. Commissioners said they wanted a short list of priority apron and gravel-to-asphalt candidates for targeted work.
