Gross Dam Road roadway improvements

Beginning the week of May 1 and continuing through the spring and summer, Denver Water’s contractor, Kiewit-Barnard, will begin ramping up activities related to the roadway safety improvements on Gross Dam Road. Activities will include tree removal, excavation, grading and restoration activities along multiple sections of the roadway. These roadway improvements are a long-term investment in the area and will improve safety for residents and visitors throughout this project and into the future.

 May 5, 2023 Gross Reservoir Expansion Project 2022 Year-end Report
The Gross Reservoir Expansion Project was hard at work in 2022. The final year-end report shared highlights of 2022 and shares upcoming activities in 2023.
 April 25, 2023 Slicing and dicing the top of Gross Dam
Over last summer and fall, construction crews from the Kiewit Barnard Joint Venture and Bluegrass Companies performed the challenging task of removing the dam’s 160-foot-wide spillway crest.
 April 11, 2023 Grand County Learning By Doing: 2022 Annual Report
Learning By Doing (LBD) is a cooperative effort of water stakeholders from both sides of the Continental Divide whose goal is to maintain, and, where possible, restore or enhance the aquatic environment of the Upper Colorado, Fraser, and Williams Fork River Basins within the Cooperative Effort Area (CEA).
 March 21, 2023 Future engineers get chance of a lifetime visiting Gross Reservoir
Civil engineering students from the University of Colorado Boulder are getting a unique opportunity during their senior year.
 March 17, 2023 Gross Dam Road roadway improvements
Denver Water’s contractor Kiewit-Barnard, will begin work to grade and widen Gross Dam Road. Upcoming activities will include, but are not limited to, removal of tree and brush materials from work areas, roadway excavation and placement of fill materials.
 March 13, 2023 Big project, big equipment
Needed for Gross Reservoir expansion: A crane to perch on dam, rise nearly 500 feet … and lift 200 tons.
 March 6, 2023 Intermittent lane closures begin week of Feb. 20
Beginning the week of Feb. 20 and lasting approximately 10 days, Denver Water’s contractor, Kiewit-Barnard, will be excavating near Highway 72.
 February 20, 2023 Gross Dam Road and Highway 72 intersection improvements begin
Beginning the week of Feb. 13, Denver Water’s contractor, Kiewit-Barnard, will begin work on improvements at the intersection of Gross Dam Road and Highway 72.
 February 14, 2023