Drainage Plumbing & Heat Trace Design Build Project
About the Project
This project contains a variety of repairs including:
- New fire department hose connections through each tunnel, allowing better access for first responders
- New domestic water supply line to connect the west portal to the east portal
- Develop a solution to prevent freezing of seep mains by replacing the heat tape (heat tape is insulated electrical line that is warm and is used inside pipes to keep the water in them from freezing) or providing a proposed alternative/innovative solution
- Potential to add heat tape or a proposed alternative to prevent freezing of the current collection system
- Replace existing heat tape with new heat tape on exterior roof drains and install new controls to interface with the new heat tape monitoring system
- Water treatment plant upgrades to bring the facility to modern technology
- Remove all existing heat tape, controls (the controls tell the heat tape to turn off and on automatically and gives you the status of if it is properly working) and circuitry back to the power source, and replace with new heat tape
Work this Week & Lane Closures EJMT Infrastructure project
Project Facts
- Construction Cost: $27.7 million
- Contractor: Myers & Sons
- Timeline: July 2023 to Winter 2025
- Location: Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel (I-70 near Loveland Ski Area)
- Nearest Town/City: Silver Plume and Georgetown to the east, Silverthorne and Dillon to the west
- Mile Point(s): I-70 eastbound and westbound MP 213-216
- County(s): Clear Creek and Summit Counties
Project Benefits
This project will:
- Create better access for first responders through new fire department hose connections
- Develop a solution to prevent freezing of seep mains by replacing the heat tape
- Bring the EJMT to modern technology standards through water treatment plant upgrades
Work Schedule
- Daytime work
- Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Overnight Work
- Sunday work hours are 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Monday through Thursday work hours are 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Traffic Impacts:
- Daytime work: Motorists can anticipate single-lane closures
- Nighttime work: Motorist can expect an overnight full bore closure
- When a bore is closed, traffic along both directions of I-70 will be stopped at the tunnel entrance while one direction of travel is escorted through the open bore. Traffic stops will last 20 minutes, and delays are expected to be minimal due to the overnight working hours
