Elbert Road Bridge Project Complete and Now Open

September 23, 2022 – Today, Elbert Road officially opened between Latigo Boulevard and Murphy Road as the County completed maintenance on Elbert Road Bridge. Work on this project included demolition of the existing bridge deck construction of a new, reinforced concrete bridge deck bridge roadway approach improvements bridge painting installation of a new guard rail repaving on the…

Labor Day 2022 Closures

El Paso County, CO, Thursday September 1, 2022 – The El Paso County administrative and elected administrative offices and affiliated agencies will be closed Monday, September 5, in observance of Labor Day. Labor Day is a federally recognized holiday created in 1882 to celebrate American workers’ accomplishments and hard work.This holiday is a time to…

Volunteers Needed for El Paso County Community Corrections Board

August 19, 2022 -The El Paso County Board of Commissioners seeks community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the El Paso County Community Corrections Board. Applications for the open position are due by September 2, 2022. The Community Corrections Board determines which offenders can safely be placed in the community, who can operate a community corrections…

Briargate-Stapleton Corridor Preservation Plan Open for Public Comment

August 12, 2022– El Paso County, in partnership with the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority, is pleased to announce the release of plan documents for the Briargate Parkway-Stapleton Road corridor project. With this step, El Paso County is opening the topic for public comment. The Briargate Parkway-Stapleton Road Corridor Preservation Plan and Access Control Plan will…

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Final public meeting to learn about the Furrow Road Extension Project scheduled for August 17

El Paso County invites the public to the second, and final, public meeting for the Furrow Road Extension Consulting Engineering Evaluation Project on Hwy 105 to Higby Road. The meeting will highlight the traffic analysis results from the Furrow Road Extension Study, provide recommendations on a course of action, and share conceptual drawings with the…

Clerk and Recorder’s Office Completes Public Logic and Accuracy Test of Voting Equipment Ahead of Requested Primary Recount

July 30, 2022 – The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office conducted a public Logic and Accuracy (L&A) test on all ballot counting equipment that will be used for the requested recount for 2022 Primary Election. This test is inclusive of the Central Count Optical Scanners, and Voter Service and Polling Center ADA accessible…

Clerk’s Office to Conduct Candidate Recounts for Clerk & Recorder and Coroner Primary Races

July 28, 2022 – The El Paso County Clerk and Recorder’s Office has received two formal requests and payment for recounts in the Republican Party Primary Election from candidates Peter Lupia to recount the ballots for the County Clerk and Recorder race and Rae Ann Weber for the County Coroner race. The final official results…

Woodmen Road Milling and Paving Night Work Beginning Sunday, July 17

July 13, 2022– El Paso County Department of Public Works has contracted with Martin Marietta Materials for the 2022 Asphalt Overlay Contract. Martin Marietta Materials will begin milling and paving operations on Woodmen Road the evening of July 17 and is anticipated to take thirteen (13) working days to complete, weather permitting. Night work operations are planned to…