Main Street Accessibility Project

Making Colorado Avenue Safer and More Accessible for Everyone

The Town of Telluride is moving forward with the Main Street Accessibility Project, an important effort to improve safety and accessibility along Colorado Avenue, our busiest and most visited corridor. The project focuses on replacing non-compliant sidewalk ramps and enhancing pedestrian and vehicle safety at key intersections between Aspen Street and Alder Street.

This work directly supports the Telluride Town Council’s goal to Enhance Accessibility for Everyone, ensuring that all residents and visitors, regardless of age or ability, can safely navigate Main Street.

What’s the Issue?

During past assessments, several intersections along Colorado Avenue were found to have sidewalk ramps that no longer meet current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. These ramps can be challenging for people pushing strollers, using wheelchairs, or walking with mobility aids. Many curbs also have cracking, uneven surfaces, or steep slopes that create safety concerns year-round, especially in winter conditions.

Improving these ramps and upgrading the surrounding surfaces is key to maintaining safe, accessible sidewalks and crossings for all users.

What’s Happening?

The project includes:

• Replacing old concrete ramps and sidewalks at seven intersections
• Installing new curb and gutter and asphalt patches
• Upgrading heated sidewalk areas with new heat coils
• Replacing and reinstalling Town-supplied lamp posts on updated bases
• Coordinating concrete, asphalt, electrical, and plumbing work at each location

Intersections are grouped into two phases:

• Phase I: Pine, Fir, Spruce, Willow, and Streets
• Phase II: Alder, Aspen, Oak Streets

Each intersection will be completed before crews move on to the next, minimizing disruption and helping keep businesses and sidewalks accessible.

What’s the Timeline?

The contractor for this project is KSK, based in Grand Junction, Colorado. Work is scheduled to begin May 12, 2025, starting at the intersection of Colorado and Pine Street. From there, crews will move block by block westward, completing one intersection at a time.

Before work begins at each intersection, businesses and properties nearby will be contacted directly by the contractor. The Town will post an updated construction timeline on this page as it becomes available.

As of Wednesday, April 30, the tentative timeline, which is subject to change, is as follows:

What to Expect During Construction

• Sidewalk and ramp closures at active work zones
• Temporary pedestrian detours and signage
• Lane changes for vehicles in the construction area
• Construction noise and activity during daytime hours
• Ongoing communication from the Town and the contractor

We are working to ensure that access to Main Street businesses remains open and safe throughout the duration of the project. Access to businesses will not be impacted

Click here to view the full plan set.

How to Get Involved

The Main Street Accessibility project was approved through the 2025 budget process by Town Council in the Fall of 2024. A public engagement session was held with Main Street businesses, especially those with parklets, in January.

• Project Overview Meeting | Friday, January 24, 2025 | Click here to watch the recording | Click here to review the presentation
• Project Information Session | Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Click here to watch the recording | Click here to review the presentation

Want project updates?

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• Text 'MAIN' to 38276 to sign up for text notifications related to this project.

Thank you for your patience as we invest in a safer and more accessible Main Street for everyone.