Private Road & Ranch Access Road Construction in Routt County

Roads That Have to Work for More Than One Owner

A private road is a different problem from a driveway. More traffic, more vehicles that are heavier than a pickup, more people with an opinion about it, and usually a shared budget. It also has to be passable when it matters most, which around here means during runoff and during a fire.

What We Do

• ✓New access road construction on ranch and subdivision ground
• ✓Reshaping and regrading existing roads that have gone rutted, flat or soft
• ✓Ditching, crowning and culvert work so the road sheds water instead of channeling it
• ✓Base repair and rebuilding of soft or failing sections
• ✓Widening and turnaround construction for larger vehicles
• ✓Ongoing maintenance grading on a schedule that suits the road and the budget

Emergency Egress and Wildfire Access

In this county access is not only a convenience question. A road that a fire engine cannot get up, or that a line of vehicles cannot get down at the same time, is a safety problem, and it is one that Routt County has been paying attention to. Width, turnarounds, overhead clearance and surface all feed into whether a road works under pressure.

That work also overlaps with fire mitigation and defensible space, because clearing back from a road is both an access improvement and a fuels reduction. If you are doing one, it is usually cheaper to do both while the machine is on site.

HOAs and Shared Roads

If you are on a board or an association trying to work out what your road actually needs, we are happy to walk it with you and put a straight number against the options. Maintenance grading on a sensible cycle is dramatically cheaper than rebuilding a road that has been left, and it is easier to budget for.