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Bridge work over South Boulder Creek
Beginning Monday, Jan. 16, Denver Water’s contractor, Kiewit-Barnard, will begin work to reinforce the bridge over South Boulder Creek on Gross Dam Road. This work will take approximately one week, although this timeframe is weather-dependent.
January 16, 2023
Community coffee shop office hours
Denver Water will be restarting in-person office hours the week of Jan. 9 at Canyon Coffee.
January 6, 2023
Gross Dam Road widening preparation work
Beginning Dec. 6, Kiewit-Barnard will begin preparation work, including tree and shrub removal and excavation, for road widening of Gross Dam Road between Gross Reservoir headquarters and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.
December 6, 2022
Upcoming shoulder paving at Crescent Park Drive and Highway 72
Denver Water’s contractor, Kiewit-Barnard, will begin work to pave the shoulder of Crescent Park Drive near Highway 72.
November 17, 2022
Roughing things up at Gross Dam
Hydrodemolition is a process we’re using to roughen the surface of the existing concrete on the downstream side of the dam.
August 23, 2022
Concrete trucks traveling Gross Dam Road
Beginning the week of August 22, visitors to the area should expect to see concrete trucks on Gross Dam Road between the base of Gross Dam and Flagstaff.
August 22, 2022
Gross Reservoir recreation opening Saturday, July 2
Recreation at Gross Reservoir will reopen Saturday, July 2, after a two-week closure. 
July 1, 2022
Long-term recreation closure at Gross Reservoir
Recreation at Gross Reservoir will remain closed for multiple weeks following the June 18 fatal accident at the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project where an engineer with six years of experience lost his life.
June 22, 2022
Gross Reservoir recreation closed until further notice
Emergency responders are working on an accident that took place overnight at the Gross Reservoir Expansion Project site, in which a construction haul vehicle veered off the road into the reservoir.
June 18, 2022