State Highway 9 Frisco to Breckenridge

Overview

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is pleased to be moving forward and "taking care to get you there" with widening the State Highway (SH 9) corridor from two to four lanes. This will increase safety and mobility of drivers, transit, pedestrians and bicyclists. Improvements have been steadily taking place since the SH 9 Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision have been signed by CDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Project History

The following points provide a brief project history. For more information about the existing environment, environmental consequences of the project, and mitigation commitments, please review the EIS and Record of Decision (ROD) documents.

• March 1999 - Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for improvements to SH 9 published in the Federal Register.

• May 2002 - SH 9 Draft Environmental Im)pact Statement (DEIS made available for public comment.

• March 2004 - SH 9 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) made available for public comment.

• May 2004 - Publish Record of Decision (ROD) for SH 9.

• Fall 2004 - Construction began on the Park Avenue in Breckenridge project.

• May 2005 - Design begins for SH 9 between Valley Brook Street and Swan Mountain Road.

• August 2006 - Construction completed for the Park Avenue in Breckenridge project.

• October 2007 - Design completed for SH 9 between Agape Church and Swan Mountain Road.

• April 2008 – Design completed for SH 9 between Valley Brook Street and Coyne Valley Road.

• November 2008 – Construction completed for SH 9 between Agape Church and Swan Mountain Road

• January 2009 – Design completed for SH 9 between Tiger Road and Agape Church.

• June 2009 – Construction begins between Valley Brook Street and Coyne Valley Road. Anticipated Completion date is fall 2010.

 For more information about current construction projects, updates from the contractor, and press releases, please visit the Press Releases page.