HomeMy WebLinkAbout20132754.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON
COUNTY ROAD 68
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Weld County Department of Public Works has recommended to the
Board that temporary speed limit signs be installed on County Road 68, to ensure safety to the
traveling public during repairs, and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that said traffic control devices are necessary for
the protection of the general public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Department of Public Works be, and hereby is, directed to install
temporary speed limit signs be installed on County Road 68, to ensure safety to the traveling
public during repairs, and said signs shall conform to the State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 30th day of September, A.D., 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST:
Weld County Clerk to the Board
Deputy C e k to the Boar
ney
Date of signature
:
0 9 2013
EXCUSED
William F. Garcia, Chair
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: September 26, 2012
FROM: Janet Carter, Public Works
SUBJECT: Temporary Reduction of Speed Limits on WCR 68
A Request Resolution from the BOCC directing Public Works to install traffic regulatory signs (Speed Limit R2-
1) on WCR 68. The signs will be in place from September 25, 2013 -November 1, 2013.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) recommends posting the speed limit within 5
mph of the 85 percentile speed limit (Section 2B-13). Other factors such as road characteristics,
roadside development, accident records, and shoulder conditions may be considered when establishing
speed limits. With access to the 70 Ranch being closed and other various roadways CR 68 has been
inundated with additional truck traffic. There have been numerous blow outs and the grader division has
been diligently in repairing them but the speed of the traffic is making it difficult and unsafe for them to
make the repairs. We have also received NUMEROUS citizen complaints about this roadway including
calls from the school district. Rather than closing the roadway Public Works recommends reducing the
speed limit on WCR 68 from 55 mph down to 30 mph. This will allow the grader division to make the
repairs and help slow down the damage to the roadway.
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