As Ouray County’s $4.8 million effort to install high speed internet service lines between Montrose and the Ouray County Public Health Department nears completion, the contractor performing the work is seeking another $8.2 million in grants to bring more fiber to the county outside the area covered with the initial project.

The areas of the county proposed to be covered with additional broadband include Elk Meadows southwest of Ridgway and 10 zones along Highway 550, including County Road...