Monument Sanitation District, Feb. 18 – Work on Beacon Lite Road proceeds

March 4, 2026

Highlights

The update centers on Beacon Lite Road redevelopment being coordinated with utilities, including storm sewers, water lines, power relocation, and internet fiber as part of a project to straighten, level, pave, and add curbs and gutters, which began in 2004.
District Manager Mark Parker says the county is moving along on the project and attending meetings with utility providers to plan the required infrastructure work.
Parker has received no progress reports from Buc-ee's on the sewer line needed for its proposed travel center, but expects a preconstruction meeting with MSD once a contractor is secured.
MSD will not pay for the sewer installation for the Buc-ee's property at County Line Road and I-25, and installing after paving would be three to four times more expensive than installing before Beacon Lite Road is repaved.GMS Inc., the district's consultants, reported in January that they reviewed sanitary sewer design drawings and provided comments to Kimley-Horn, Buc-ee's design contractor.

By Jackie Burhans and James Howald

In his February report, District Manager Mark Parker gave the board an update on the work being done by the El Paso County Department of Transportation on Beacon Lite Road.

Utilities coordinate efforts on Beacon Lite Road

Parker said he was attending meetings between utility providers to plan storm sewers, water lines, the relocation of power lines, and internet fiber along Beacon Lite Road, all parts of the county’s project to straighten, level, pave, and add curbs and gutters to the road. The county is “moving along on that project,” which began in 2004, Parker said.

Parker said he had received no progress reports or other information from Buc-ee’s on the sewer line that would be required by its proposed travel center. He said he expected Buc-ee’s to meet with MSD for a preconstruction meeting once it has a contractor to install the sewer infrastructure for the proposed travel center, which is now before the El Paso Board of County Commissioners.

Parker reiterated that MSD will not pay for the installation of sewer lines for the property at the intersection of County Line Road and I-25. He estimated that installing the sewer line after the county’s project is complete would cost three to four times what it would cost to install the line before Beacon Lite Road is repaved.

In its monthly report to MSD for January, GMS Inc., the district’s consulting engineers, noted it had reviewed sanitary sewer design drawings and had provided comments to Kimley-Horn, the engineering company hired by Buc-ee’s to design its sewer infrastructure.

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Monument Sanitation District meetings are held at 9 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in the district conference room at 130 Second St., Monument. The next regular meeting is scheduled for March 18. See MonumentSanitationDistrict.org. For a district service map, see www.MonumentSanitationDistrict.org/district-map. For information: 719-481-4886.

Jackie Burhans can be reached at jackieburhans@ocn.me. James Howald can be reached at jameshowald@ocn.me.

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