At 191 feet tall, Chimney Hollow Dam has now passed the halfway point to its final designed height of 350 feet tall. Heading into this summer, however, crews are far past halfway in completion of the project west of Loveland.

Construction on the 90,000-acre-foot reservoir began in August 2021, with an anticipated completion in late summer 2025.

According to Principal Project Manager Joe Donnelly, crews from Barnard Construction Co. Inc. and its many subcontractors have started double shifts on the project to continue to meet the robust schedule outlined in the project contract.

In addition to work on the main dam that rises nearly 4 feet per week, crews anticipate making substantial progress on the valve house that manages the water in the new reservoir, the tunnel that conveys the water into and out of the reservoir, and the saddle dam 2.5 miles south of the main dam that increases the reservoir’s capacity by 30 percent.

For more information about the project, visit www.chimneyhollow.org.