A section of Marksheffel Road will be closed between Drennan Road and the Peterson Air Force Base (PAFB) East Gate beginning May 9, 2016. This 3.5 mile section of Marksheffel Road will be closed to remove the old road and reconstruct the new roadway. Traffic will be detoured around this closed section via Bradley Road and Powers Blvd. Access to and from PAFB East Gate will be maintained from the north.

The road will remain closed until the construction of the new roadway is completed, currently anticipated to be around September 9, 2016. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we construct the new roadway.

The proposed improvements are broken into four zones:

Zone 1 – US 24 to Peterson Air Force Base (PAFB) east gate – this section will be reconstructed to 4 lanes with auxiliary lanes and signal modifications at the intersections.

Zone 2 – PAFB east gate to Drennan – this section will be reconstructed as a 2 lane section with shoulders. Portions of this section will follow the existing roadway, and portions will follow a new alignment that will eliminate the sharp horizontal curves, and improve the vertical profile, resulting in an increase in the overall safety along this stretch. The north leg of the Drennan Road intersection will be reconfigured accordingly.

Zone 3 – This zone picks up at the end of the existing 4 lane section south of Bradley and extends to the future Mesa Ridge Parkway connection. This section will be constructed as a 2 lane section with a continuous center turn lane and shoulders.

Zone 4 – Extends from the future Mesa Ridge Parkway connection to Link Rd/C&S intersection – This section will remain a 2 lane section but will be reconstructed to add shoulders and to reconfigure the severe horizontal curve just east of the Link Rd/C&S intersection. This zone is being constructed in conjunction with the capital project but is being funded with PPRTA maintenance funds.

View Proposed Marksheffel Rd Improvement map