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El Paso County proclaims National Public Works Week; county wins two statewide pavement awards
Summary
The county declared May 18–24 National Public Works Week and received two awards from the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association recognizing its overlay and surface-treatment programs; commissioners praised staff and contractors and discussed project details and budgets.
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 adopted a proclamation declaring the week of May 18–24, 2025, as National Public Works Week and heard an awards presentation recognizing county pavement programs.
Interim Public Works Director Jack Ladley thanked staff and contractor partners and described the department’s responsibilities for roads, bridges and stormwater systems. Tom Peterson, director of the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association (CAPA), presented two statewide awards: Best in Colorado County Resurfacing (an El Paso County–Martin Marietta project) and Best in Colorado Surface Treatment (an El Paso County–A1 Chip Seal project).
CAPA’s presentation described the resurfacing project as part of a $17.2 million program that used 13,400 tons of asphalt, applying a 1-inch leveling course and a 2-inch overlay on the awarded section. The surface-treatment contract covered about $5.7 million and 212 lane miles and included crack sealing, mastic, asphalt patching, chip seal, slurry and microsurfacing; CAPA noted the contractor completed the project ahead of schedule (106 days of a 120-day contract).
Commissioners praised the partnership with contractors, highlighted local examples of improved roads such as Rex Road and Dayton Circle, and thanked Public Works for quick response times on potholes and storm work. Commissioners also noted safety and traffic-management challenges on mountainous routes and said state-level proposals to limit work in extreme temperatures (discussed in the meeting) would have constrained road programs had they passed.
The proclamation passed by roll call 4-0. No formal board action beyond adoption of the proclamation was taken on the awards presentation.
Clarifying details presented during the meeting included project dollar amounts, asphalt tonnage, lane-mile counts and contract completion times; county staff and contractors were recognized on the record.
