Construction Update: September 14-25

Hello Loveland! Here’s the latest update on construction from September 14-25, along with a look ahead at what’s coming next in our final weeks.

Construction Progress

Ponderosa Drive

• Crews finished installing the 8-inch waterline up to the pump station and completed disinfection and testing.
• Sections of Ponderosa Drive received a bottom paving layer.
• Meter pits were replaced as needed.

Pump Station

• Crews completed additional work connecting the new waterline to the pump station.

Skyrock Road (south of Ponderosa Drive)

• Installation of the 8-inch waterline began.

Upcoming Work

Skyrock Road (south of Ponderosa Drive)

• Crews will finish installing the 8-inch waterline, complete disinfection and testing, and switch remaining customers from temporary water to permanent service.
• Meter pits will be replaced as needed.
• Paving is scheduled for the week of Oct. 5, including a top layer for sections of Ponderosa Drive.
• Additional concrete work will follow and extend traffic detours until complete.
• Landscaping restoration is expected to begin the week of Oct. 12.

Pump Station

• Final valve work is expected to wrap up this week.
• Landscaping restoration will begin around the pump station.

Cleanup

• Crews will continue cleaning work zones and staging areas over the next few weeks as the project wraps up.

Traffic Control

• Current detours will remain in place through the week of Oct. 12, with an anticipated reopening Friday, Oct. 16.
• Residents on Ponderosa Drive and Ponderosa Place should continue using the northern entrance to Skyrock Road, Juniper Lane and Morning Drive to avoid construction.

Thank you for your patience as we finalize our improvements to your neighborhood’s water system.

Work on Skyrock Road began with new valves and a tee.

Trenches for waterline installation to the pump station were backfilled as work completed.

A look at the final steps in backfilling a completed meter pit installation.