HomeMy WebLinkAbout20092240.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: REGULATING, WARNING AND GUIDING TRAFFIC DURING THE TEMPORARY
CLOSURE OF COUNTY ROAD 68.5 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 13 AND 17TH STREET
FOR FIVE WORKING DAYS, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS
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, pursuant to Section 42-4-106(6)(a), C.R.S.:
"...local authorities, with their respective jurisdiction may, for the
purpose of road construction and maintenance, temporarily close to
through traffic or to all vehicular traffic any highway or portion thereof
for a period not to exceed a specified number of work days for
project completion and shall, in conjunction with any such road
closure establish appropriate detours or provide for an alternative
routing of the traffic affected...", and
WHEREAS, the Board, pursuant to said statute and upon the basis of traffic and personal
investigations, has determined that conditions exist which make it necessary to temporarily close
to through traffic and to regulate, warn and guide vehicular traffic on said County roads by posting
signs thereon.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, deems it necessary to regulate, warn and guide vehicular traffic on County roads
and any intersections thereof, and it hereby authorizes and orders the posting of such traffic control
devices as shall be reasonably necessary to regulate, warn and/or guide traffic thereon for the
safety of the general public and that said traffic control devices shall conform to the Federal Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, does declare and establish that County Road 68.5, between County Road 13 and
17th Street, be temporarily closed, with said closure being effective September 14, 2009, for
approximately five working days, for the construction of a pedestrian underpass, and further, that
standard official traffic control devices shall be erected at said closure giving notice of the
restrictions.
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 26th day of August, A.D., 2009.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: August 20, 2009
FROM: Janet Carter, E.T., Traffic Engineer, Public Works
SUBJECT: Agenda Item
Larimer County requests a road closure on WCR 68.5 from WCR 13 to 17th Street (Windsor) from
9/14/2009 to 9/20/200 to build a pedestrian underpass.
The diagram of the closure is attached.
pc: Wayne Howard
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