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RE: APPROVE BUILDING OF CUL-DE-SAC ON "OLD" WELD COUNTY ROAD 17,
NORTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH WELD COUNTY ROAD 50, AND REMOVAL
OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OF SAID ROADWAY FROM DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE LIST
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, with improvements to the intersection of Weld County Roads 17 and 50,
and to Weld County Road 17 as it proceeds north from said intersection, the Weld County
Department of Public Works recommends that the "Old" Weld County Road 17, as it proceeds
north of its intersection with Weld County Road 50, be closed to through traffic coming off the
newly improved Weld County Road 17, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works recommends that it be given the authority
and direction to build a cul-de-sac on said portion of the "Old" Weld County Road 17 and to
close to through traffic approximately 100 feet of said roadway as it proceeds south from the
newly improved Weld County Road 17, as shown on the attached Memorandum and plat map
from Frank Hempen, Jr., Director of Public Works, and
WHEREAS, to affect such closure, the Board is authorized by State statute to remove
said portion of roadway from the Department of Public Works maintenance list and to warn
motorists of such closure, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said recommended
improvement and to remove said portion of the "Old" Weld County Road 17 from the
Department of Public Works maintenance list.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Weld County Department of Public Works be, and hereby is,
authorized and directed to build a cul-de-sac on the "Old" Weld County Road 17, north of its
intersection with Weld County Road 50, and to close approximately 100 feet of said roadway as
shown and described in the attached Memorandum and plat.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that said portion of the "Old" Weld County
Road 17 be, and hereby is, removed from the Department of Public Works maintenance list,
and the Department is hereby directed to install appropriate warning signs showing that said
portion is closed and not maintained.
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RE: WCR 17 NORTH OF WCR 50
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 22nd day of March, A.D., 2000.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VV LD COUNTY, COLORADO
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‘41tems, MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of County Commissioners DATE: March 16, 2000
FROM: Frank B. Hempen, Jr.
O Director of Public Works/County Engineer
COLORADO SUBJECT: Closure of the Old WCR 17 Alignment Intersection with
Realigned WCR 17 North of Johnstown
The1999 Construction Program included a Safety Project to improve sight distances at the
intersection of WCR 17 and WCR 50, one-half mile north of Johnstown. That project was
completed.
Immediately north of the aforementioned intersection is an oblique angle intersection of a short
segment of"old" WCR 17 with the curvilinear WCR 17 (see attached drawing). I request the
Board approve closure of this intersection.
Given the natural difficulty, which drivers encounter in obtaining proper line of sight at oblique
intersections and the effort exerted at the WCR 15/50 intersection to address the same issue, closure
of the north intersection seems appropriate.
We have previously consulted with the two property owners along the west side of"old" WCR 17
immediately north of WCR 50, and they have no objections to the closure.
If approved, the Department will install"No Outlet" signs at the"old" WCR 17/50 intersection and
a cul-de-sac immediately south of the closure.
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