City of Greeley News

Thursday, April 23, East 8^th Street east of U.S. 85 will close for the first of two phases to allow crews to repave the major east-west corridor road.

Phase one of the overlay program will close East 8^th Street between Fern Avenue and Weld County Parkway April 23 through 30. Then, phase two will close East 8^th Street between Ash and Fern avenues from April 30 through May 14.

Traffic control signs will direct drivers to detours during construction. In phase one, detours will take drivers along 18^th and 16^th streets to Ash Avenue. When construction moves west to phase two, detours will direct drivers to use either 16^th or C streets to avoid the construction closures.

Although each phase of work will completely close its section of East 8^th Street, local and business access will remain available with on-site flaggers coordinating access to maintain safety. Speed limits along the construction corridor will be temporarily reduced, and monitored, to provide a safe work site for construction crews and drivers alike.

Greeley’s pavement overlay program constructs a new surface for existing streets that have deteriorated past repair by essentially replacing the road. To do that, a mill first removes the top layer of old asphalt and then crews prepare the road for the new surface. Then paving crews install the new layer of asphalt followed by the striping crews who come through to paint traffic lines on the newly paved road.

For questions about the work areas and access to businesses, please call or email one of the following project personnel:

• Abby Glaser – Martin Marietta–303-895-1731 – Abby.Glaser@martinmarietta.com
• Randy Walrath – City of Greeley – 970-539-5184 – Randy.Walrath@Greeleygov.com
• Pat Hill – City of Greeley – 970-539-5182 – Pat. Hill@Greeleygov.com

For more information not related to work areas and access to businesses, contact City Engineer Tom Hellen at 970-573-0331 or tom.hellen@greeleygov.com.