Jefferson County says Evergreen flood recovery will take months after June 24 storm

Jefferson County says flood recovery in Evergreen and Kittredge will continue for weeks after heavy rain on June 24, with work to strengthen infrastructure against future flooding potentially taking several months.

The update means cleanup remains underway for residents and commuters in the affected communities. Jefferson County Road and Bridge crews have cleared sediment from roads and culverts, but the county said roadside-debris removal will likely take several weeks.

The county also expects infrastructure strengthening to guard against future floods to take several months. That longer timeline distinguishes immediate cleanup from subsequent work intended to improve infrastructure.

County crews cleared sediment after flooding

Jefferson County described the recovery work in a notice published July 1, 2026. The notice said heavy rain on June 24 affected Evergreen and Kittredge and that Road and Bridge crews worked through the weekend to clear sediment from culverts and roads.

Those efforts addressed material left in transportation and drainage infrastructure, but they did not mark the end of the recovery. The county’s estimate of several weeks for roadside-debris cleanup indicates that work will continue beyond the initial clearing operation.

The county did not provide a total damage estimate, a funding total or a complete list of damaged properties in the approved notice. The materials also do not establish the extent of damage on every road in Evergreen.

Pioneer Trail work set for July 27-28

A separate Jefferson County road-closure alert published July 23, 2026, schedules temporary work on part of Pioneer Trail along Evergreen Parkway for July 27 and 28. Crews plan to remove damaged concrete and install temporary road base during that work.

For people who use that section of Pioneer Trail, the alert provides the next specific road-work dates in the county’s notices. The approved materials do not establish that the Pioneer Trail project is part of the June 24 flood-recovery effort, so the two notices should not be treated as one confirmed project.

Longer-term work remains undefined

Jefferson County’s notices describe ongoing recovery rather than a completed response. They provide broad timelines—several weeks for roadside-debris cleanup and several months for infrastructure strengthening—but do not include a future construction schedule or cost for that longer-term work.

The approved information also includes no resident-loss estimate and no federal or state disaster declaration. Further details about total damage, funding, affected properties and future infrastructure work were not included in the county materials reviewed for this report.