Short duration holds may impact pedestrians, cyclists, boaters, and drivers On Jul. 12 there will be several 20-to-30-minute shutdowns of the Gore Valley Trail in Dowd Junction while a new utility bridge is lifted into place over the Eagle River as part of the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District’s sewer main replacement project in […]
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Water main installation at W Beaver Creek Blvd and Millies Ln in Avon
Jun. 10, Update Work in W Beaver Creek Blvd is complete and the road is open to traffic. Jun. 3, Pedestrian and vehicular traffic to be impacted Work to install a new water main at the intersection of Millies Ln and W Beaver Creek Blvd in Avon will begin on June 6 and continue […]
Customer Service office is virtual during renovations
Sewer main replacement project in Dowd Junction winds down for season
Work to resume early next spring Travelers through Dowd Junction have probably noticed the new pier and abutment walls erected on the banks of the Eagle River just upstream of the Gore Valley Trail bridge. The pier is hard to miss, extending approximately 26.5 feet above ground and an additional 42.5 feet below ground. These […]
Middle Creek Village Apartments planned outage
Planned water service outage at Middle Creek Village Apartments on Nov. 17 A planned Nov. 17 water main valve replacement on South Frontage Rd. will cause a temporary interruption of water service at Middle Creek Village Apartments on North Frontage Rd. The temporary water service outage will start no earlier than 8 a.m. and is […]
Water system maintenance in Avon starts Oct. 27
Minor impacts to bus stop, sidewalk access, and traffic on Hwy. 6 and W. Beaver Creek Blvd. Work to repair a water valve at the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 and W. Beaver Creek Blvd. in Avon begins Oct. 27 and is scheduled through Nov. 5. The bus stop will be temporarily relocated just west […]
Remediation work underway at Bolts Lake
Healing the Land: Collaborative partnership contributing to cleanup efforts An important collaborative effort among community stakeholders has begun to clean up portions of the Eagle Mine Superfund site at the southern end of Minturn, Colo., an historic former mining and railroad town. The Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, […]
Ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate opening of new pedestrian bridge in Minturn
Public partnership paved the way for wider bridge Sept. 1, 2021, update: View the recap below. County Clips Sept. 1, 2021 – Minturn pedestrian bridge ribbon cutting from Eagle County government television on Vimeo. Aug. 17, 2021 Read about the ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Vail Daily. Aug. 10, 2021 The newly completed pedestrian bridge […]
ERWSD and UERWA evaluate Bolts Lake site for new reservoir
Former recreational lake could be revived into a 1,200 acre-feet water supply reservoir Eagle River Water & Sanitation District and Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority are evaluating the feasibility of redevelopingthe Bolts Lake site at the south end of Minturn as a water supply reservoir. In February, the district, authority, and the landowner reached […]
County Road bridge near Minturn closed Dec. 7-11
County Road bridge near Minturn closed from 7 a.m. Dec. 7 to 5 p.m. Dec. 11, 2020 Assembly of new utility bridge requires full closure County Road in Minturn, between U.S. Highway 24 and the railroad tracks, will be closed 24 hours a day from 7 a.m. Dec. 7 to 5 p.m. Dec. 11 […]
