Madison Avenue Corridor Improvement Project

Hello, and thank you for your question! Beginning Monday, July 7, Madison Avenue will be fully closed from 29th Street to 37th Street to begin underground utility relocations and improvements. At the same time, 37th Street will be closed between Monroe Avenue and Seven Lakes Drive to start the reconstruction of the new roundabout. To keep the project on schedule, both sections will be under construction simultaneously.

To help illustrate the closure, please reference this larger project map of the area: https://www.letstalkloveland.org/madison-avenue-corridor-improvement-project/widgets/101766/photos/23834. 

During the closures, Seven Lakes residents will need to exit and enter the neighborhood from 37th Street. Access to Madison Avenue will only be permitting for those that only have access off of Madison Avenue. This is to ensure that we are maintaining accesses for the property owners. For all other commuting traffic, they will be rerouted around the construction zone while we complete our improvements. 

The closure allows our crews to safely complete the utility and roadway improvements without additional commuting traffic. To address the underground utility improvements, the project will completely remove the asphalt from the road. After this is completed, the road will temporarily be a dirt road until all the underground improvements are made. Once completed, we will grade and apply new asphalt, sidewalk, curb and gutter to the road.

We hope this helps answer your question and thank you for your patience while we complete these improvements. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Thank you!

Hello, and thank you for your questions and for staying engaged in this project—we truly appreciate the opportunity to have this conversation.

While the City of Loveland works hard to coordinate projects as effectively as possible, each effort—whether municipal, state, or federally led—comes with its own set of constraints. These may include differing timelines, funding sources, regulatory requirements, or coordination with outside agencies. The City of Loveland faces many of these same challenges, such as grant obligations, partnerships with other municipalities, and right-of-way acquisitions. These factors often determine whether a project moves forward or experiences delays.

As Loveland continues to grow, we’re also planning for how today’s projects will serve our future transportation system. For example, while we make improvements to corridors like Madison Avenue, we consider future traffic patterns, long-term growth, and how the road network will need to perform 10, 20, or even 30 years from now.

We understand construction can be disruptive, and we do our best to minimize how often these disruptions occur. However, with new development and housing growth, it’s important that we stay ahead of potential traffic impacts by prioritizing projects that strengthen our transportation infrastructure. We also coordinate closely with the City’s Utilities Department to address aging or failing underground systems at the same time—reducing the need to dig up the same area more than once.

Finally, environmental conditions also influence our construction schedules. For example, we aim to complete surface work like asphalt paving before winter weather sets in. That’s because asphalt requires minimum temperatures to be properly installed, and local asphalt plants typically close for the season when temperatures drop.

In regard to sidewalks, we will be adding sidewalk connectivity from 29^th Street to Hem Fir Place, as well as Seven Lakes Drive to 37^th Street. The connectivity from 37^th Street to Monroe Avenue is among conversations with our Transportation Engineering team. For the Madison project, we do not have that work scoped as part of the project. However, we will bring this up to our Transportation Engineering team for future conversations. 

Thank you!

Hello, and thank you for your question!

Madison Avenue, from 29th Street north to 37th Street, will be closed starting Monday, July 7, 2025. The project is expected to be completed by the end of this year, weather permitting. 

Work will begin at the intersection of Madison Avenue and 37th Street, with completion of a new roundabout targeted for October 2025. While that work is underway, utility improvements—including water, wastewater, stormwater, electrical, and broadband relocations—will also be taking place along the full stretch between 29th and 37th Streets.

Once the construction of the roundabout is done, the project will open the roundabout for the traveling public. To help stay in the loop, we hope you can subscribe to our project newsletter under the "Stay Informed" section. You may also find our overall detour map here: https://www.letstalkloveland.org/29196/widgets/100876/documents/69342 

If you have any questions throughout the construction of this project, please to call our project hotline at 970-962-3669 or email us at PublicWorksInfo@cityofloveland.org. Thank you!

Hello, thank you for your question! Yes, the contractor is local, and is Coulson Excavating located off of Madison Avenue.  

Hello, thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns. We understand how frustrating it can be to experience disruptions in your neighborhood, especially during the summer months. Major infrastructure projects like this can be incredibly impactful, and we do not take those impacts lightly.

The Madison Avenue Corridor Improvement Project is part of a broader effort to improve safety, mobility, and critical underground utilities for the long term. That said, we regret that you feel caught off guard by the construction and its detour impacts.

Initial outreach for this project began in 2021 and continued through 2022. Due to budget constraints, the project was temporarily paused while the City worked to acquire the necessary right-of-way to proceed with construction.

While we made efforts to notify the surrounding area—through yard signage, outreach to two neighborhood HOAs, and public meetings—it’s clear our communication may not have reached everyone effectively, and for that, we sincerely apologize.

As construction begins, we will be sending direct mailers to nearby addresses and continuing regular updates through the City of Loveland's Nextdoor account and this project website. 

Please know your feedback has been shared with our project and communications teams. We are committed to improving how we inform and support residents throughout projects like this. If you’re open to it, we’d appreciate the opportunity to speak with you directly to better understand your concerns and provide any additional information or support.

You can reach our Public Information Officer, Illianna Milldrum, at 970-962-2524 or Illianna.Milldrum@CityofLoveland.org to arrange a time to connect.

Thank you again for your honesty and for your patience as we work to make lasting improvements along this important corridor.