Across Fort Carson, crews are building a school, a gym, renewable energy projects and preparing to start on new homes.
Maj. Gen. David Doyle said Thursday during the annual State of the Base speech that over the last year $58 million has been invested in Fort Carson and the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, and the post is gearing up for more construction.
“One of our next big priorities is family housing and our soldier barracks,” he said.
In 2022, crews started tearing down homes in the Cherokee Village West neighborhood to make way for 56 new houses. The project has faced some delays because Balfour Beatty Communities has been working on refinancing for the local project and extending its ground lease for another 25 years, said Col. Sean Brown, garrison commander.
Home construction in the new neighborhood, visible from U.S. 115, is expected to get started in August, he said. The post is also expecting to tear down the rest of Arapahoe Village to make way for about 300 additional homes, he said.
The oldest barracks on Fort Carson, the Rolling Pin barracks, are also headed for a major remodel that will add laundry space and allow soldiers to cook, Brown said.
The post expects to start refurbishing one of the barracks this year and has a 10-year timeline to remodel the 14 barracks.
“We are going to bring them up to the new Army standard,” he said.
Abrams Elementary students can also expect new digs on base as crews work on a new…
