CDOT: How to drive safely via a highway building zone
Be affected person and drive rigorously when driving via a piece zone, the Colorado Department of Transportation says.
- Improvements on the College Avenue and Trilby Road intersection are anticipated to complete by the tip of May.
- A brand new “Michigan left” flip shall be added on the Timberline, Lincoln, and Mulberry intersection beginning within the spring.
- Other initiatives embody including a pedestrian sign on Prospect Road and new bike lanes on Shields Street.
We’ve all handled the complications of highway building.
Fort Collins and Northern Colorado aren’t proof against the woes, and a lot of initiatives in 2026 will deliver drivers extra ache earlier than they get higher.
Here are a number of the main highway building initiatives in Fort Collins that can influence visitors in 2026, in keeping with the town.
College Avenue and Trilby Road intersection
- Expected completion: May 31
- Cost: $12-$14 million
- Project: Two left-turn lanes from College Avenue onto Trilby Road, right-turn lanes in all instructions and wider Trilby Road strategy to College Avenue from east and west. Project helps the town’s long-term plan to widen Trilby Road to 4 lanes between Shields Street and Timberline Road, in keeping with the town.
- Detour: Traffic touring on Trilby Road between Shields Street and Lemay Avenue haven’t any entry to College Avenue (U.S. Highway 287) in the course of the closure. See detour choices here.
- Information: Click here.
Timberline Road, Lincoln Avenue, Mulberry Road intersection
- Project begin date: Scheduled to start in spring of 2026.
- Cost: Estimated at $1.8 million.
- Project: Add a brand new “Michigan left” flip requiring northbound Timberline Road drivers to go previous Lincoln Avenue, make a U-turn at a marked turnaround after which flip proper to go west on Lincoln Avenue. Add a “channelized T” median on eastbound Lincoln Avenue to help drivers safely turn left onto northbound Timberline Road. Add two left-turn lanes from southbound Timberline Road onto eastbound Mulberry Road, according to the city.
- Information: Click right here.
Mountain Vista Drive full closure
- Expected completion: April 30
- Project: Replacement of concrete culvert beneath the road.
- Detours: Use Turnberry Road, Richard’s Lake Road or Giddings Road.
- Information: Click here.
Prospect Road and Prospect Lane crossing
- Expected completion: Dec. 31, 2026
- Project: Adding a new half signal (pedestrian-activated crossing signal that stops traffic to allow safe crossing of Prospect Road) at Prospect Road and Prospect Lane. Right-turn-in and right-turn-out only for vehicles on Prospect Lane. Removal of three parking spaces on Prospect Lane to make room for the new design, according to the city.
- Information: Click right here.
Oak Street stormwater
- Overview: The Oak Street project is part of the Downtown Stormwater Improvement Program to resolve flooding issues in downtown Fort Collins. The project extends from Mason Street to City Park and began at Mason Street in July 2024, according to the city.
- Expected completion: Dec. 31, 2026
- 2026 impacts: Washington Avenue and Mountain Avenue, Mack Avenue and Mountain Avenue, Oak Street between Mack Avenue and Shields Street and Jackson Street from Oak Street to Mountain Avenue through April. Oak Street from east of Shields Street to Jackson Street early 2026.
- Information: Click here.
Shields Street bike lanes
- Expected completion: Aug. 31, 2026
- Project: Add separated bike lanes on Shields Street between Mountain Avenue and Mulberry Street. Remove one northbound vehicle travel lane on Shields Street, according to the city.
- Information: Click right here.