James Canyon Reconstruction Project Update

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Hello -

If you've traveled along James Canyon Drive lately you've seen that the gravel patches are expanding daily as KTI crews remove the old asphalt so they can work on the subsurface and get it prepped for new asphalt (see photo below). Crews will focus current efforts on the stretch of road between the intersection with Lefthand and largest retaining wall that was built around the curve below town. After all material is stripped and the road base is repaired, paving operations will begin, which is planned for the week of July 9.

The good news is that the old asphalt will not going to waste. KTI is currently grinding the old material in order to create the road base that the new asphalt will sit on. A photo of the ground asphalt mountain and grinding operation is below. KTI will be reusing all the ground up asphalt they create.  

The not-so-good news is that the asphalt removal and road reworking process is causing some longer daily travel delays that can range from 15 to 25 minutes. These longer delays will not happen all day every day, but they will occur multiple times a day, so please plan your trips with this in mind and give yourself more time to get where you're going. 

After the road is stripped below town, crews will move up and start the same process between Balarat and where they left off near the retaining wall. 

The really good news is that each day brings us closer to having a new road and the project wrapping up. 

Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Have a good weekend.

Sincerely,

Andrew

Andrew Barth
Communications
Boulder County Transportation
303-441-1032
abarth@bouldercounty.org
www.JamesCanyon.com