Government & Politics  July 28, 2022

Town Board actions pave way for Estes ‘loop’ bids

ESTES PARK – Ten years after it was first proposed and more than 5½ years after a divided Town Board approved it, construction of Estes Park’s one-way downtown “loop” is about to be put out for bids.

Greg Muhonen, Estes Park’s public works director, told BizWest on Thursday that he expects the town to advertise for bids by September, with construction to start by January. In a “best-case scenario,” he said, construction could take 18 months, with completion by summer of 2024.

Escalating cost estimates had pushed the expected completion date to fall 2025, prompting the Town Board to take a pair…

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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