County engineer previews multi-year road projects, urges coordination with state and cities

Jul 29, 2026

County Engineer Todd Fitzher presented Douglas County's highway improvement plan for FY27'FY32, highlighting intersection work, new road connections and temporary asphalt measures to serve new schools. He told commissioners projects depend on utility relocations, NRD bridge work and state coordination; action is set for Aug. 4.

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Todd Fitzher, Douglas County engineer, presented the county's five-year highway improvement plan and walked commissioners through recent and upcoming projects, including work at 216th & Fort, construction of Rainwood Road (to connect to 168th pending an NRD-built bridge), Q Street West improvements and the Fort Street project with temporary asphalting to serve a new school. Fitzher described partnerships with SIDs, municipalities and the NRD and said utility relocations have slowed some timelines.

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