EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A recent rash of pothole damage along North Gate Boulevard in Colorado Springs raises an interesting question.
Who bears responsibility for repairing road damage and reimbursing drivers on a city street that is part of a county-led stormwater project that passes through a construction zone?
“Generally, within the limits of a construction site, it’s the responsibility of the contractor to maintain the road,” said Joshua Palmer, the county’s chief engineer. “It’s not just the road. It could be the drainage, it could be the signals, it could be striping or traffic control. But if it’s within the limits of the project itself, the contractors are typically responsible for those types of things.”
Earlier this month, a large pothole developed on westbound North Gate, a city street slightly west of Struthers Road, which is in the county’s jurisdiction.
The pothole wasn’t there when KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior was in the area a day earlier; drivers began experiencing flat tires and bent rims at around 5 a.m…