{"id":221363,"date":"2026-03-26T12:11:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/221363\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:11:43","slug":"progress-continues-on-beacon-lite-road-project-in-northern-el-paso-county-but-some-neighbors-frustrated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/221363\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress continues on Beacon Lite Road project in northern El Paso County but some neighbors frustrated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) &#8212; Crews are in their fifth month of making $8 million in improvements to a 2\/3-mile stretch of Beacon Lite Road between Bricker Road and Wakonda Way, a mile south of the Douglas County line.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.51.36-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713246\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In a release issued on Monday, county officials said that the project is still in its beginning phase &#8212; to include trench excavation, utility relocations, and storm sewer installations.<\/p>\n<p>The goal is to increase safety along the hilly, winding, and fairly narrow stretch, having several bends, bumpy road conditions, steep banks, and issues with erosion and drainage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.52.34-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713247\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews also will remove the sharpest bend on the south end of the construction zone by building a new road segment there.<\/p>\n<p>However, some neighbors have told KRDO 13&#8217;s The Road Warrior that they are surprised by the number of trees removed for construction.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.53.24-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713248\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to those neighbors &#8212; who declined to be interviewed &#8212; the trees blocked the sight of traffic on Interstate 25 less than a mile to the east, and absorbed much of the traffic noise.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors can now see and hear that traffic, as they watch the rumbling of large trucks involved in earthmoving through the construction zone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.54.38-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713249\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t what we expected,&#8221; said one homeowner. &#8220;I wish we had had known more about what the impacts would be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The construction has also required crews to temporarily remove fences along Beacon Lite in the construction area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.55.18-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713250\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Still, many residents agree with the need for the safety improvements, while worrying about dust created by construction. <\/p>\n<p>The affected stretch is unpaved, and paving will be the final step before the project&#8217;s expected completion this fall; some neighbors fear that paving the road will encourage people to drive faster on it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screen-Shot-2026-03-26-at-5.56.15-AM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1713251\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear whether the county has reached agreements with two property owners on acquiring easements that would extend the project 1\/3 of a mile north, to the Beacon Lite\/County Line Road intersection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. 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