LovelandTuesday, November 10
Loveland has finished its $24.5 million Fourth Street rebuild ahead of the holidays
The Good Day Fort Collins team
If you've been steering around downtown Loveland, you can stop. The city says construction has wrapped up on five blocks of Fourth Street between North Washington and Garfield avenues. The Heart Improvement Plan, known as HIP Streets, began in February 2025.
No General Fund dollars paid for the $24.5 million Fourth Street project
Loveland's HIP Streets project, $24.5 million, by where it comes from and where it goes
Comes from
$24.5 million
Goes to
Comes from
- $12M City utility enterprise funds 49%
- $12.5M DDA-paid certificates 51%
$24.5 million
Goes to
- $24.5M Fourth Street rebuild 100%
Sources: North Forty News, BizWest
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| From: City utility enterprise funds | $12 million | 49% |
| From: DDA-paid certificates | $12.5 million | 51% |
| To: Fourth Street rebuild | $24.5 million | 100% |
Crews also replaced aging pipes below the street, including cast-iron water pipes more than a century old and clay stormwater connections. Downtown keeps the same number of parking spaces.
- Above ground: wider sidewalks with brick pavers, new lighting, trees and boulder seating
- Art: 10 "Bloom" sculptures by Jen Lewin, two per block
- Ribbon-cutting: planned after the sculptures go in
- More info: lovgov.org/HIPStreets
Fourth Street's rebuild ends and the art arrives next
- Feb. 2025Construction on Fourth Street begins.
- Nov. 2026The city announces construction has wrapped up on five blocks.
- Spring '27Ten Bloom sculptures will be installed, two per block.
Sources: North Forty News, BizWest
Sources: North Forty News, BizWest