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Highway News
FOR MORE INFORMATION: 757-9228 Aug. 1 , 1985
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POTHOLE PATCHING PERILED
Highway Department Executive Director Joe Dolan warned today that
if Colorado motorists do not slow down, Colorado stands to lose $5.8 million
in federal highway funds next year.
"Colorado is going to have $6 million less federal funds to fill
potholes and build new highways next year if we don't get stricter enforce-
ment of the 55 mile an hour speed limit between now and October 1 ."
Each December, the state highway official must certify to the
Federal Highway Administration that at least 50% of Colorado highway travel
occurs at or below 55 miles per hour. Non-compliance can trigger a 10 percent
withholding of federal money going to Primary, Secondary, and Urban high-
ways.
Figures from October 1984 through June 1985 show Colorado barely
in compliance, but projected figures for July through September indicate
that Colorado will not be in compliance when the federal fiscal year ends
September 30.
Dolan encouraged the public to slow down its driving and to support
law enforcement agencies that enforce the 55 mile per hour speed limit. "If
you don't like the 55 mph speed limit, try to get it repealed," Dolan said.
"But as long as it's the law, obey it."
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M 1115 (16) KIPLING STREET IN ARVADA
Cat Construction Company of Westminster submitted an apparently
successful bid of $381 ,149 at the Department's Division of Highways August 1
opening to widen six tenths of a mile of Kipling St. in Arvada. Six firms bid
work which begins at Ridge Road and extends north to West 58th Avenue.
The project consists of grading, structures, topsoil , seeding and
mulching. It requires completion within 75 working days following its Notice to
Proceed.
Coordinating engineer is Gary Self of Golden.
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August 1 , 1985
BRO 0003 (2) A WELD COUNTY BRIDGE
Replacing a bridge on Weld County Road 54 drew five minority bidders
August 1 when Division of Highways engineers opened sealed envelopes.
The Set-Aside project, scheduled for completion within forty workable
days, begins 0.8 mile east of Evans over the Latham Ditch and extends a tenth
of a mile east. Elements include grading, stabilization, the bridge, hot
bituminous paving and striping.
L. G. Duncan of Greeley is resident engineer.
An apparently successful bid of $135,177 was received from K.E.C.I.
Colorado, Inc. of Littleton.
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M 1601 (1 ) COLORADO BLVD. AT 100th AVENUE
IN THORNTON
Resident engineer Bernie Paiz of Aurora will coordinate a project
to improve the Colorado Blvd. , East 100th Avenue intersection in Thornton if
contract award follows a Division of Highways August 1 bid opening.
The Colorado Blvd. project begins a tenth of a mile south of the
intersection and extends two tenths of a mile north. It includes grading,
stabilization, structures, hot bituminous paving, signing, striping, curb and
gutter, topsoil , seeding and mulching. The project was a Set-Aside, restricted
to bidding by certified, prequalified minority businesses.
Five bids were accepted; an apparently successful bid of $294,459
was received from K.E.C. I . Colorado, Inc. of Littleton. The project requires
completion within 45 working days.
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FR 160-2 (39) U.S. 160 IN ALAMOSA
A & S Construction Company of Canon City turned in an apparently
successful bid of $981 ,908 at the Division of Highways August 1 opening for a
project to resurface and widen a segment of U.S. 160 in Alamosa. Two firms
bid work which begins at the Richardson Avenue intersection and extends 0.85
mile west.
The project, scheduled for completion within 100 workable days after
it starts, includes grading, stabilization, structures, hot bituminous paving,
curb and gutter, lighting, topsoil , seeding and mulching.
John Ungefug of Alamosa is resident engineer.
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Department of Highways
August 1 , 1985
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Road/ Bid Contract
Project Street Description Awarded to Opening Awarded
MG 6624 (1) To signalize the Main Pueblo Electric's, 7/11/85 7/30/85
St. and 9th St. inter- Inc.$34,080
section in Canon
City.
MP 06-0287-28 US 287 US 287 improvements Don Kehn Construc- 7/18/85 7/24/85
in Fort Collins. tion, Inc.
$72,860
ACIXM 0075(12) Prince A project in the Kiewit Western Co. 7/18/85 7/29/85
St. Littleton Railroad $3,229,108
Depression
construction
series.
FR 040-5(2) US 40 To widen 6.2 miles Carder, Inc. & HLM 7/18/85 7/29/85
of US 40 in Construction, Inc.
Cheyenne county. $996,826
MR 1687(2) Peoria To widen Peoria Kiewit Western Co. 7/18/85 7/25/85
St. St. in Aurora. $358,873
MP 99-6000-28 I-70 Striping Inter- In-Line Traffic 7/18/85 7/24/85
I-76 state highways in Marking Co.
and near Denver. $89,345
Two Interstate
segments are in-
volved: on I-70,
from the Quebec
St. (SH 35)
interchange extend-
ing 7.1 miles
east, and on I-76,
from its I-25
junction extend-
ing 11 .2 miles
northeasterly.
IXFU 470-1 (36) C-470 Centennial Park- A.S. Horner Con- 7/18/85 7/30/85
way, South struction Co. ,
Kipling St. Inc. $941 ,063
interchange
bridges project
south of Denver.
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Department of Highways
August 1 , 1985
BIDS TO BE OPENED
Aug. 22: 9:30 a.m. , Rehabilitating a bridge on S.H. 37 in Weld county,
consisting of hot bituminous pavement, bridge deck rehabilitation and guardrail ,
located 1 .4 miles north of Kersey over the South Platte River, BRS 0037(1 ) .
Certified, prequalified minority bidders only.
9:45 a.m. , Signing and guardrail in Boulder, located approximately
at the interchange of U.S. 36 and S.H. 157 at the eastern city limits, in Boulder
county, C 07-0157-05.
10:00 a.m. , Resurfacing S.H. 60 in Weld county, consisting of
hot bituminous pavement overlay, beginning about three miles west of Peckham and
extending 3.6 miles south to U.S. 85, C 03-0060-10.
10:15 a.m. , Resurfacing U.S. 6 west of Lakewood, consisting of
planing, hot bituminous pavement overlay and striping, beginning at U.S. 40
(Colfax Ave.) and extending 1 .8 miles east to Deframe St. , in Jefferson county,
MP 11-0006-11 .
10:30 a.m. , Resurfacing Federal Blvd. in Denver, consisting of
hot bituminous pavement overlay and striping, located on U.S. 287, beginning
at 38th Ave. and extending a mile north to I-70, MP 01-0287-01 .
10:45 a.m. , Check dam on Bear Creek in Sheridan, consisting
of grouted rubble slope and ditch paving, shotcrete, riprap and structures,
adjacent to S.H. 95 (Sheridan Blvd. ) and U.S. 285 (Hampden Ave.) in Denver county,
MP 01-0095-18.
11 :00 a.m. , Pavement marking in Fort Collins, consisting of
striping, located in the city at various locations, in Larimer county, MG 5000(7) .
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