West Platte water line work ongoing

City started first phase of lengthy water line replacement; will be followed by CDOT’s Highway 34 resurfacing project in April, May

Getting around the middle of the west side of Fort Morgan is now a bit more complicated.

The city on Thursday, Feb. 25, began a monthslong infrastructure and resurfacing project that involves intermittent full and partial closures of

West Platte Avenue/U.S. Highway 34, according to a city news release.

The overall project includes water line replacement by the City of For t Morgan, followed by repaving by the Colorado Department of Transportation. The project was scheduled to star t Monday, March 1, with the water line work, which will also involve traffic disruptions and closures

To prepare for the water line replacement, the city water depar tment on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 25 and 26, did rotomilling of the old asphalt road surface. Earlier this week, work was set to begin on the water line project. This phase will include intermittent closures of blocks of West Platte along the same corridor, starting from the far west end and progressing east to Main Street.

As the project progresses crews will open to traffic a block at a time, and all af fected city water customers will be notified prior to shutdowns.

“City of ficials ask that residents please utilize alternate routes during this work,” the news release stated. “We understand that this will be an inconvenience but ask for patience as this is a necessar y project to replace old infrastructure ahead of the CDOT repaving project that will commence after the underground infrastructure is completed.”

The West Platte water line project is expected to continue through the month of March, and CDOT is expected to star t its work in the middle of April to early May.

If residents have any questions about the water line project, they can contact the water depar tment at 970-542-3911 or erik.sagel@cityoffortmorgan.com.

For questions about the CDOT resurfacing project, call their hotline at 970-4274005 or email i76us34@workzone.info.

Jenni Grubbs / The Fort Morgan Times Work similar to what is shown here on East Railroad Avenue took place Thursday, Feb. 25, on West Platte Avenue/Highway 34 in Fort Morgan as the city rotomilled old asphalt road surface ahead of water line work by city crews that was set to start this week and last through much of March and then ultimately repaving by CDOT crews in April and May.