El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Feb. 11 – $4 million in federal funds approved for North Gate Blvd./Struthers Road stormwater project

By Helen Walklett

At its Feb. 11 meeting, the El Paso Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to recognize federal revenue and appropriate $4 million to the Road and Bridge 2025 budget for the North Gate Boulevard/Struthers Road Drainage and Permanent Water Quality Pond Project. This will provide stormwater improvements within the multi-jurisdictional area adjacent to North Gate Boulevard, Struthers Road, and I-25.

For many years, stormwater infrastructure in this area has been inadequate and has impacted the county, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and the U.S. Air Force Academy. The proposed improvements will include a system that will convey stormwater through a concrete pipe network to a detention/water quality pond in the I-25 median south of North Gate Boulevard.

The project is covered by an intergovernmental agreement between the county and CDOT. The total cost of the project is $4.83 million ($4 million federal and $831,501 local match). There is currently no start date.

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The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) usually meets every Tuesday at 9 am at Centennial Hall, 200 S. Cascade Ave., Suite 150, Colo. Springs. Agendas and meetings can be viewed at www.agendasuite.org/iip/elpaso. Information is available at 719-520-643. BOCC land use meetings are normally held the second and fourth Thursdays of the month (as needed) at 1 pm in Centennial Hall.

Helen Walklett can be reached at helenwalklett@ocn.me.

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