US 40 & CO 394 Bridge Repairs in Craig & Hayden

Project completed

Project Overview

Project Facts

  • Cost: $2.9 million
  • Contractor: Myers and Sons
  • Timeline: March to December 2019
  • Location: Various locations on US Highway 40 between Craig and Hayden in Routt County

This project included the repair five bridges—five on US Highway 40, and one on US 385—to preserve and extend the structures' lives.

Specific improvements included:

  • repairing and upgrading five bridges along US 40 and CO 394
  • applying new waterproof materials to some of the bridges, and repairing the concrete along the bridge walls
  • asphalt paving

Schedule

Craig Bridge Repairs

  • Timeline: March – July
  • Phase 1: Complete and ahead of schedule, with the exception of striping
  • The bridges on US 40 are 40% complete.
  • The bridge on CO 394 is 40% complete.
  • Phase 2 will include rehabilitation work, replacing slabs, placing and excavating manholes/inlets and more.
  • September or October: Crews will perform reinforcement work around the bridge abutments.

Hayden Bridge Repairs

  • Timeline: July – September
  • Work hours: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday, with no weekend or night work expected
  • The bridge in east Hayden is 95% complete.
  • Crews will stripe lanes at the East Hayden Bridge.
  • In July, they'll begin work on the West Hayden Bridge.

Travel Impacts

  • No further traffic impacts