Construction Update: August 3-14

Hello Loveland! Here’s the latest update on construction from August 3-14, along with a look ahead at what’s coming next.

Construction Progress

• Phase 3 (Juniper Lane) is complete.
  • Crews installed the new 8-inch PVC waterline and upgraded meter pits.
  • Residents were moved from temporary water to the new line after disinfection and testing.
  • Juniper Lane was paved Aug. 7 and reopened to through traffic Aug. 10.
• Phase 4 (sections Skyrock Road and Ponderosa Drive) is underway.
  • Sections of Skyrock Road and Ponderosa Drive were milled Aug. 3 and are closed to through traffic.
  • A temporary water system was built for Phase 4.
  • Crews have focused on the section of Skyrock Road from Juniper Lane to the Ponderosa Drive intersection.
    • Homes within the work zone were switched to temporary water, expected to remain in place through Aug. 25.
    • Crews completed installation of the new 8-inch PVC waterline and parallel 4-inch waterline in this section.

Upcoming Work

• Skyrock Road (Juniper Lane to the Ponderosa Drive intersection)
  • Disinfection and testing of the waterline will begin ahead of switching residents to permanent service next week.
  • Meter pit replacements will continue.
  • Milling and road base work start Aug. 24, with paving planned for Friday, Aug. 28.
• Ponderosa Drive
  • Waterline installation will begin the week of Aug. 24, moving around the curve and north toward the pump station.
  • Meter pit upgrades will occur as needed.
• Skyrock Road south of the intersection with Ponderosa Drive
  • Crews will return to complete waterline improvements in this area after work on Ponderosa Drive is finished.

Traffic Control

• Residents on Ponderosa Drive and Ponderosa Place should use the northern entrance to Skyrock Road, Juniper Lane and Morning Drive to avoid construction.
• Sections of Skyrock Road and Ponderosa Drive remain closed to through traffic.
• Xcel Energy contractors continue replacing electric poles, which may cause occasional delays.
• Landscape work on Juniper Lane is active the week of Aug. 17.

Thank you for your patience as we continue making important improvements to your neighborhood’s water system.

A completed section of paving on Juniper Lane.

Crews install a parallel 4-inch waterline alongside the 8-inch waterline on Skyrock Road.

View inside a removed waterline valve.

Boulders removed during construction at the intersection of Skyrock Road and Ponderosa Drive.