Current and Upcoming Projects

Project Overview

As part of the city's annual and on-going work to improve the surface transportation network across Evans, the city's Engineering Department identified multiple streets for inclusion in the 2026 Pavement Improvement Program. The streets selected were based off of results provided by the Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Report completed in early 2026. The project will consider of ADA ramp replacement followed by the mill and overlay of the streets listed below. 

Please note, disruptions to traffic and parking in the areas undergoing rehabilitation are expected to be minimal and temporary. For residents living in areas directly adjacent to the work being undertaken, please contact the City of Evans with any questions at (970) 475-1170 or info@evanscolorado.gov. 

17th Avenue – 37th Street to 42nd Street

40th Street – 17th Avenue to the gravel transition

Lupton Avenue – 32nd Street to 34th Street

McNitt Street Neighborhood – Baldwin, Cramer and O'Connor Avenues (32nd Street to McNitt Street), McNitt Street, and Barclay, Bimey, Dickson and Ellis Courts

In addition to the pavement improvements outlined above, the city will also be completing center lane, turn lane, crosswalk and stop bar striping and thermoplastics on 37th Street between Highway 85 and 29th Avenue. 

Funding

The Evans City Council budgeted $1,700,000 for 2026 street maintenance and improvement projects allocated from the Road Tax Fund. At the October 6, 2026, the council unanimously approved a contract for just over $1.1 million for this work. The remaining approximately $600,000 will be carried forward for additional road maintenance and repair projects planned for 2027. 

Project Status

Work began on October 15, 2026 with the removal and replacement of concrete ADA ramps in the work zones. On October 28, milling work to remove the top layers of asphalt began began on 40th Street and on 17th Avenue. Work on 17th will be completed one lane at a time, allowing traffic in both directions to continue with only lane closures. During the week of November 2nd, paving work will be completed in both of these sectors, with traffic remaining open throughout. 

Project Overview

The next phase of the 37th Street reconstruction and expansion project - from just west of 65th Avenue east towards the Arrowhead subdivision - will see the roadway expanded to four lanes with a landscaped center median in a manner congruent with the now completed section between 47th and 35th Avenues. This project will see not only the expansion of the roadway but also the redesign of the 65th Avenue / 37th Street intersection. 

Funding

The city has budgeted a total over just over $7,000,000 for this project as part of the 2027 budget. Funding is drawn principally from the Street Fund ($1.5 million), Street Impact Fund ($2.0 million), Road Tax Fund ($2.121 million) and a $1.543 million grant the city was awarded from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The CDOT grant stipulates the $1.543 million award may only be used for construction, not for design, right-of-way acquisition, or any other costs associated with the project. 

On Oct. 6, 2026, the Evans City Council unanimously approved an engineering design services contract with Ayers Associates for $579,987. 

Current Status

Evans engineering staff held a kickoff meeting with Ayers on Oct. 16, 2026 to begin design work on the project. Once engineering plans are finalized, the city will solicit bids for construction. Physical construction on this project will begin sometime in 2027. 

Project Overview

The fourth and final phase of the 37th Street widening project will see the roadway expanded to four lanes in a manner congruent with Phases 1 and 2 (47th Avenue to 35th Avenue) and Phase 3. This will complete Evans' portion of the Weld County Freedom Parkway project.

Funding

The City has included $1,000,000 from the Street Impact Fund in the 2027 budget for engineering design work for this project. While many unknowns exist, initial cost projections for this project exceed $20 million. 

Current Status

The Evans Engineering Department is finishing development of the full scope of the project and will be posting a solicitation for engineering design services by the end of October 2026. This project will be considerably more complex from both a design and construction standpoint relative to the previous three phases, therefore, a timeline for the beginning of construction is not known at this time.  

Project Overview

In order to accommodate increased demand from development at and around the Evans Junction commercial development site located at the southwest corner of 31st Street and Highway 85, this project will replace the existing 8-inch clay sanitary sewer line that runs along State Street between 31st and 37th Streets with an upgraded 12-inch PVC line. 

Funding 

This project will be funded via the city Wastewater Enterprise Fund. Professional Engineering Consultants was contracted in April 2026 to provide engineering design services for this contract. $2,000,000 has been budgeted for Fiscal Year 2027 for the construction of the upgraded sanitary sewer line.

Current Status

This project is currently in the design phase with the City of Evans Engineering Department expected to receive the final 100% engineering design submittal by the end of 2026. Once final design is complete, the city will transition to the construction bidding process. Construction work is expected to begin in early to mid 2027. 

Project Overview

The City of Evans is in the process of adding street lighting to improve the safety and visibility along the recently expanded section of 37th Street between the 47th Avenue roundabout and 35th Avenue. Additionally, street lighting will also be added to 47th Avenue from the roundabout north to the city limits at approximately the 3200 block of 47th Avenue. The City is currently under contract with Kimley-Horn for the engineering design and has instructed the firm to incorporate cobra head streetlights into the design as these fixtures provide greater light output and coverage while also offering lower installation and long-term maintenance costs compared to more decorative styles.

Funding

$1,500,000 has been budgeted for this project from the Road Tax Fund. 

Current Status

The Evans Engineering Department has received the 60% design submittal from Kimley Horn and those plans are currently under review. The City is also working with Xcel Energy who will be responsible for installing the street lights once final design is complete and the components have been delivered. 

Project Overview

Reconstruction of 49th Street has been identified as a priority for repairs. Considering a large number of variables, it was decided that the best course of action would be to complete a traffic study to determine daily traffic volume, a geotechnical study to inform on the current condition of the road base and subgrade, and a drainage study to evaluate the amount of stormwater runoff from surrounding agricultural lands to better inform critical elements of the engineering design required for repairs to this 2.3-mile stretch of roadway. Gathering this information through these predesign studies is the first step in providing options and cost estimates for repairs. 

Funding

The 2026 budget included $1.5 million for 49th Street reconstruction design work. In August 2026, a contract in the amount of $109,420 was awarded to JR Engineering to complete the traffic, geotechnical, and drainage studies for this project. As only a small portion of the $1.5 million earmarked for 49th Street reconstruction design was used in 2026, the remaining balance will carry forward to 2027 as work continues.   

Current Status 

JR Engineering is currently conducting their predesign studies and will provide a report to the City of Evans Engineering Department. Those results will be presented to the city council at an upcoming work session where the next steps will be decided upon. 

Project Overview

This project will rehabilitate the drainage basin and outfall pipe stormwater pond on the southeaster side of The Ridge neighborhood and construct a drainage channel from 49th Street south to the South Platte River. This project will significantly improve the overall stormwater drainage system that services close to half the city. 

Funding

On February 17, 2026, the Evans City Council authorized reallocating $4.86 million that remains from a State Revolving Funds (SRF) disbursement for stormwater projects from the east side storm sewer  (ESSS)project to the 23rd Avenue stormwater project. The ESSS project would have installed a stormwater line that would be buried and capped until such time as additional funding became available to convey stormwater to an outfall at the South Platte River. The council directed city staff to redirect the $4.86 million SRF funds to a project that would have an immediate and sizeable public benefit.

Project Status

The Evans Engineering Department is currently working with Olsson Inc. on engineering design solutions for this project. 

The City of Evans’ in-house Sign Shop is actively working to improve signage throughout the community, helping make streets safer, easier to navigate, and more visually consistent across the city.

The Sign Shop plays an important role in maintaining Evans’ transportation infrastructure. Signs are produced locally by the City’s Sign Technician and installed in the field with the assistance of Public Works Technicians. When older or damaged signs are removed, materials are responsibly recycled whenever possible.

As of March 2026, crews are currently replacing and installing new street signs, stop signs, speed limit signs, and other roadway signage along 37th Street, beginning at 65th Avenue and moving west to east toward 1st Avenue.

Once work on 37th Street is finished, crews will move on to 42nd Street, followed by additional north–south arterial roadways throughout the city. The project prioritizes Evans’ busiest roadways first before progressing to collector streets and neighborhood roads.

Maintaining an in-house Sign Shop represents a smart and responsible use of taxpayer dollars. Producing signage internally allows the city to fabricate signs faster, ensure they meet exact specifications, and complete the work at a lower cost than contracting the service externally.

New signage across Evans also provides several important benefits for the community, including, improved roadway safety for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians, easier navigation throughout the city, compliance with required MUTCD retroreflectivity standards that ensure signs remain visible at night, a cleaner, more uniform appearance across city streets and consistent branding that strengthens Evans’ identity.

This ongoing effort represents another example of proactive infrastructure maintenance and thoughtful investment that helps keep Evans moving forward.