The Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office shared a road construction notice from the City of Black Hawk, in collaboration with Brannan Sand and Gravel, on their Facebook page on June 10, that presented the following information:

Project: Highway 119, Marchant to Richman – Improvements

Dates: June 17 to June 28, 2024

The project includes:

Rotomilling – The entire width of Highway 119 will be rotomilled.

Patching and paving – Necessary patching will be followed by paving with hot mix asphalt.

Re-striping – The road will be restriped in its current configuration.

The rotomilling will start at Merchant Street, proceed down the canyon to Richman first, and then up the canyon until completed. This phase is expected to take approximately five working days.

Following this, the same sequence will be used for placing hot mix asphalt, also expected to take about five days. Permanent striping will follow the completion of paving. Temporary striping will be applied daily to maintain traffic flow overnight.

Flaggers will be positioned at critical ingress and egress points per the Maintenance of Highway Traffic (MHT) plan. During paving operations, access will generally be granted except as noted in the MHT.

Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with cleanup and equipment off the road by 5 p.m. Emergency access will be available at all times during working hours. Uniformed traffic control will be provided at all signalized intersections.

Please follow the flagmen who will ensure safe passage to your destination.

For concerns during construction, the on-site Superintendent, Jon Gearhart, can be reached at 970-442-1111.