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MAY 91985 III BILLBOARD RENEWAL
DEADLINE, JUNE 30
The Colorado Division of Highways reminds sign owners that midnight,
June 30, is the deadline for renewing state roadside advertising permits for
fiscal year 1985.
The fiscal year runs from July 1 , 1985 through June 30, 1986.
This renewal is for the right to maintain outdoor advertising devices
along state highways that were permitted under state law. Colorado law
requires every sign owner to submit an application for renewal of each state
roadside advertising permit for a sign before the first day of June each year.
If the completed renewal application is not received by the Department of
Highways prior to July 1 of the renewal year, the sign is deemed illegal . A
late fee of fifty dollars is required to be paid per sign for renewal after
July 1 , 1985. If the renewal is not paid, the permit is revoked and the sign
must be removed.
Permit renewals were mailed out to permitted sign owners May 20. They
must be returned before the June 30 deadline to Room 293, Colorado Department
of Highways, 4201 East Arkansas Avenue, Denver, CO 80222.
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Department of Highways
May 23, 1985
GLENWOOD CANYON SUMMER TIPS
FOR MOTORISTS AND RAFTERS
Interstate 70 construction in Glenwood Canyon is busier than ever this
spring, and the Colorado Department of Highways has been coordinating efforts
to minimize the impact for motorists and whitewater enthusiasts .
Since April 22, motorists traveling U.S. 6 through Glenwood Canyon
have encountered one lane escort car operations. Between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
WEEKDAYS, queues of motorists are guided past three separate construction
projects by contractor vehicles flashing amber lights. The pilot car operation
is expected to last all summer, with nationally recognized holidays like Memorial
Day exempted. (Each FRIDAY, .onstruction delays end at NOON) .
Engineers and contractors have worked harder in recent weeks to improve
traffic handling near the construction zones. Motorists can now expect about
a sixty minute travel trip through the 12z-mile-long canyon, with one or two stops
which together take up to 30 minutes or less . Two-way radio communication has
helped coordinate traffic; traffic control personnel use hand-held radios in
the construction zones. Emergency vehicles move without delay.
Special river access restrictions are in force, to allow smooth traffic
flow but provide safe access to the Colorado River for whitewater rafters .
The launch point just east of Grizzly Creek will be moved west about
a quarter of a mile, with access only from the eastbound lane of U.S. 6. West-
bound motorists may turn around at Interstate 70's Exit No. 119 near No Name
Creek. Rafters in vehicles are asked to stay in the line of traffic until they
approach the access point; flash their vehicle turn signals to alert the flag
person; and have rafts inflated and ready to launch. Crews will be restricted
to ten minutes in the put-in area, and no parking is allowed.
Until about July 15, the put-ins between Grizzly Creek and the Shoshone
Dam, including the power plant access point, will be closed from 7 AM to 5 PM,
Monday through Thursday and 7 AM to NOON on Friday. They will be open at all
other times, including weekends.
After mid July the Shoshone power plant put-in will be open from the
eastbound lane only. This launch point will also require rafters in vehicles
to signal their turning intent, and a U.S. Forest Service river ranger will
help coordinate the ten minute launch times and no-parking restriction. This
summer the power plant launch point may be closed for short periods of time
during roadway rock blasting, to protect river users. (The put-in will be
closed all summer in 1986 during construction of an interchange and permanent
river launch facility.)
In general , whitewater enthusiasts could face delays of an hour or
longer when using the put-ins. Persons needing more information may phone
Glenwood Canyon project offices in Glenwood Springs, at (303) 945-2901 or
945-8187.
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Department of Highways
May 23, 1985
BIDS TO BE OPENED
June 13: 9:30 a.m. , Reconstructing the Wadsworth Blvd. , West Jewell
Ave. intersection in Lakewood, consisting of grading, stabilization, structures ,
concrete box culvert extension, hot bituminous and concrete pavement, signing,
striping, lighting, signalization, seeding and mulching, located on S.H. 121 ,
beginning 0.2 mile south of the intersection and extending 0.3 mile north,
in Jefferson county, IXFU 0121-1 (15) .
10:00 a.m. , Resurfacing Interstate 70 east of Vail , consisting
of hot bituminous paving, plant mixed seal coat, structures, striping, topsoil ,
seeding and mulching, beginning 9.1 miles east of the mountain community and
extending 5.1 miles easterly in Summit county, I-IR 70-2(129) .
10: 15 a.m. , S.H. 12 bridge replacement south of La Veta,
consisting of grading, structures , concrete box culvert, bituminous pavement,
seeding, mulching, and striping, beginning at the south city limit and
extending 0.2 mile westerly, in Huerfano county, BRS 0012(22) . ( Re-advertised;
this project was first advertised April 18 as a Set-Aside project for minority
bidders. )
10:30 a.m. , Resurfacing S.H. 14 near Walden, includes
grading, stabilization, structures, hot bituminous pavement overlay, topsoil ,
seeding and mulching, beginning 3.7 miles southeast of the community and
extending nine miles southeasterly, in Jackson county, SR 0014(19) .
10:45 a.m. , NIGHTTIME RESURFACING of Interstate 25 in
Denver, in two segments, consisting of hot bituminous pavement overlay and
striping. One location on the Valley Highway begins at the 23rd Ave. interchange
and extends 3.8 miles southerly to the Broadway interchange; a second extends
0.3 mile from Franklin St. southerly to the University Blvd. interchange.
Combined projects IR 25-2(182) and MP 99-6000-29.
11 :00 a.m. , Chip Seal for S.H. 7 west of Brighton, consisting
of chip seal material and striping, located on East 160th Ave. beginning east
of Interstate 25 at milepost 68.31 and extending 8.19 miles east to milepost
76.50 west of the South Platte River, in Adams county, MP 12-0007-12.
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Department of Highways
May 23, 1985
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Road/ Bid Contract
Project Street Description Awarded to Opening Awarded
MP 11-0000-00 Sheridan Blvd. , Signals in Jefferson Accurate 5/9/85 5/15/85
Wadsworth and Adams counties Electric,
Blvd. Inc.
$129,747
C 44-0024-06 U.S. 24 Painting the Rocky 5/2/85 5/15/85
Redcliff bridge in Mountain
Eagle county Steel
Painters,
Inc.
$101 ,200
IR 70-3(15) I-70 Resurfacing I-70 Asphalt 5/9/85 5/21/85
between Georgetown Paving CO.
and Lawson $1 ,588,842
BRMU 0033(2) Walnut St. Replacing Larimer St. Martin K. Eby 5/9/85 5/21/85
Viaduct in Viaduct (ramps only, Construction
Denver this project) Company,Inc.
$5,659,738
FR 050-1 (17) U.S . 50 Widening 1 .8 miles Corn Paving 5/16/85 5/21/85
northwest of Delta Company
$1 ,216,472
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IR 25-1 (109) I-25 NORTH OF TRINIDAD
Domenic Leone Construction Company of Trinidad submitted an apparently successful
bid of $2,223,710 at the Department's Division of Highways May 23 opening to resurface
Interstate 25 north of Trinidad. Bids were accepted from four firms on work which begins
four and a half miles north of the city and extends 7.2 miles northerly. The project
consists of grading, structures, hot bituminous paving, striping, seeding and mulching.
W. M. Riley of Pueblo is resident engineer for this project, which is scheduled
for completion within 120 workable days after it starts .
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Department of Highways
May 23, 1985
MP 12-U044-02 EAST 104TH AVE. IN ADAMS COUNTY
Treating S.H. 44 east of Thornton drew six bidders at the Division of Highways
May 23 bid opening. Firms competed for a project to patch hot bituminous pavement and
apply chip seal cover coat and striping to East 104th Avenue in Adams county.
The project, scheduled for completion within fifteen working days, begins west
of S.H. 35 and extends west 4.83 miles toward Colorado Blvd. Work will be coordinated
by resident engineer Bernie Paiz of Aurora.
A-1 Paving Company, Inc. of Denver turned in an apparently successful bid of
$76,233.
IR 25-3(79) I-25 IN LARIMER COUNTY
Resident engineer L. G. Duncan of Greeley will coordinate a project to
reconstruct six and a half miles of Interstate 25 near Loveland, following the award
of a bid opened May 23 by Division of Highways engineers. An apparently successful bid
of $9,551 ,220 came from Kiewit Western Company of Littleton.
The project begins 0.4 mile south of County Road 16E (Johnson's Corner) and
extends north. Elements include grading, structures, stabilization, bridge rehabilitation,
hot bituminous and concrete paving, signing, striping, lighting, seeding and mulching.
Three firms turned in bids for this project, which requires completion within
180 workable days.
CC 99-1000-06
C-MP 60-0046-02 S.H. 46 IN GILPIN COUNTY
The Division of Highways accepted two bids May 23 for a combined project to
improve S.H. 46 near Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Gilpin county.
Flatiron Paving Company of Boulder turned in an apparently successful bid of
$787,775. Two project locations call for grading, structures, stabilization, hot
bituminous pavement, striping, topsoil , seeding and mulching. One improvement section
begins 3.8 miles east of the S.H. 119 junction and extends 1 .7 miles southeasterly.
A second begins at the south border of the state park and extends a mile southeasterly.
Resident engineer is R. R. Hirschfeld of Golden. The time required for
completion of this project is sixty working days after Notice to Proceed.
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