The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners gave the nod for a contract between the El Paso County Department of Transportation and the URS Corp. for the first phase of the improvements to Meridian Road north.URS will provide civil and traffic engineering services for Meridian Road between Woodmen and Rex roads. This first phase of the project is estimated at $480,050, which is funded by the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority.Improvements to Meridian include paving, drainage basins, signalization, traffic controls and roadway and utility improvements within adjacent corridors, lands and easements.Long-term plans include an upgrade to six lanes. The completion date for the entire project is 2011.
