By Shannon Lukens.

Expect some traffic delays on U.S. Highway 40 near the Downhill Drive intersection, as of today. In June, a good part of the work will be done at night.

A traffic signal is being installed. There will be a more gradual entry from Downhill Drive onto Hwy 40, with work done on a sewer extension, storm sewer improvements and a water main line connection. The sidewalk will be extended on the west side of Downhill Drive. Crosswalks will be added.

Vehicles will be reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic during the project. Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Night work begins in June.

Business and resident access will stay open. When grading and reconstruction is done, Downhill Drive will have to be closed.

Work should be finished in fall of 2025

 

Press Release from Colorado Department of Transportation; April 7, 2025.

CDOT begins US 40, Downhill Drive intersection improvement project in Steamboat Springs

Drivers to expect increased travel times

 

Routt County — The Colorado Department of Transportation and contract partner United Companies began the US Highway 40 and Downhill Drive intersection improvement project Monday, April 7. Minimal impacts are expected as the project mobilizes equipment and begins erosion control measures and surveying.

 

Project Benefits

This is an intersection improvement project at US 40 and Downhill Drive on the west end of Steamboat Springs. The work includes aligning Riverside Drive and Downhill Drive to make a more gradual entry from Downhill Drive onto US 40. Utility work includes a sanitary sewer extension across US 40, storm sewer improvements and a water main line connection. All utility, striping work and installing traffic signal poles and mast arms on US 40 is being scheduled at night.

An extension of the sidewalk on the west side of Downhill Drive will tie into the existing sidewalk to the north of US 40.  There will be added crosswalks for improved pedestrian safety with the addition of the signal, and additional bus stops on the north and south side of US 40.

 

Travel Impacts

• Vehicles will be reduced to a single-lane, alternating traffic intermittently in either direction, throughout the duration of the project on US 40, Riverside Drive and Downhill Drive.
• Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
• The speed limit will be reduced to 35 mph through the work zone.
• Night work is anticipated to begin in early June and is subject to change based on schedule.
• Business and resident access will remain open throughout the duration of construction
• There will be a full closure of Downhill Drive during the grading and reconstruction phase of the project.
• The transit stop at Riverside Avenue and westbound Downhill Drive will be removed and relocated during construction. Please visit the Steamboat Springs transit page for details on route changes: https://www.steamboatsprings.net/166/Transit

The project has an anticipated completion date of fall 2025.

 

Project Contact Information

For additional information about this project, please contact the project team.

• Project information hotline: 970.783.1554
• Project email: US40DownhillDrive@gmail.com 
• To sign up for project updates please click on this link: subscription.cotrip.org
• Project website:  https://www.codot.gov/projects/us40downhilldrive

 

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