Road widening project underway in Pueblo West

Pueblo County has started work that will widen a section of a road in Pueblo West.

The project would widen a four-mile stretch of North Purcell Boulevard.

The road is a main haul road for trucks carrying pipeline and materials for the SDS.

But this project isn’t only to increase the flow of traffic for hauling trucks; it would also make it safer for drivers.

“We’ll also be adding widened shoulders for better safety and dedicated right turn lanes at the major roadways, the collector roads in the stretch,” said Alf Ramdall, director of engineering with Public Works.

The project will cost almost $5 million and will be funded by money from utilities as part of a SDS agreement.