HomeMy WebLinkAbout951488.tiffMay 2, 1995
Commissioner Kirkmeyer
Weld County
915 10th Street
Gtreeley, CO 80631
Dear Commissioner Kirkmeyer,
Since my letter to you of April 27, 1993, I have had a great many people tell me that
I have a problem (with the traffic) but as of yet nothing tangible has transpired.
It would seem that everyone is a professional "Pass the Buck Artist."
As the City of Ft. Lupton and Weld County cannot seem to control building expansion
and encourage additional businesses to locate, it would seem that either or both would
also attempt to control the additional unsafe and fast traffic caused by the increased
population.
Myself and many concerned residents along Denver Avenue would hope that you and
the other persons involved solve the problem and not pass it on to someone else.
Again, our thanks to the Colorado State Patrol for their help in controlling some
of the speeders and heavy trucking problems.
Sincerely,
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Robert Hedglin
804 South Denver Avenue
Ft. Lupton. Colorado
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April 21, 1993
Robert Hedglin
804 S. Denver Avenue
Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Dear Mr. Hedglin:
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
PHONE (303) 356-4000, EXT. 4750
PO. Box 758
GREELEY, COLORADO 80632
This is in response to you letter regarding heavy truck traffic and speeding
on WCR 27 south of Fort Lupton.
The only way to restrict truck traffic is to place a weight limit on a road low
enough to eliminate truck traffic. Weight restrictions cannot be placed on
selected vehicles such as feedlot trucks. Given that WCR 27 is a major artery
carrying over 3,000 vehicles a day, Weld County will not restrict truck traffic
on WCR 27.
Sec. 2B-10 Speed Limit Sign, of the manual on "Uniform Traffic Control
Devices", which is adopted as Colorado State Law, requires six factors be
considered in establishing speed limits. They are, road surface
characteristics, 85th percentile speed, roadside development, hazardous
locations, parking and pedestrian activity, and reported accident history. We
have performed traffic and speed counts, a visual inventory and researched
accident records.
In examining all the evidence, we find the 40 mph speed zone is reasonable.
The 25 mph speed zone posted in Fort Lupton begins at the high school and is
an appropriate reduction in a school zone. Therefore, this department cannot
recommend to the commissioners lowering the speed limit.
However, in our investigation I think we have found the worse problem. Over
a 24 -hour period, 98% of the vehicles exceeded the posted 40 mph speed limit.
The problem is obvious and lowering the speed limit to 25 mph is not
appropriate. Only consistent law enforcement will resolve this problem. The
Weld County Sheriff's Department has been previously notified and will be
provided a copy of this letter.
Robert Hedglin
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Enclosed is a copy of the pamphlet entitled "Establishing Realistic Speed
Limits", published by the Colorado Department of Highways, that gives a good
explanation of how speed limits are determined. If you have further questions,
please contact me.
Sincerely,
Drew Scheltinga
Weld County Engineer
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March 10, 1993
County Commissioners
Weld County
915 - 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Commissioners:
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On January 20, 1993 I wrote you a letter regarding my safety concerns. As of
this date, I have received no response tomy letter. This is not acceptable to
me.
My views are a major safety concern and you, as elected county officials, have
an obligation to fulfill the needs of Weld County and its residents. Due to the
time lapse, this leads me to believe the Weld County Commissioners are not
concerned with the people's needs; the citizens who have voted you into office.
If I do not receive a response by April 15th, 1993, I can assure you that I will
pursue other avenues. I would welcome a visit by the commissioner who repre-
sents my district.
Very truly yours,
Robert Hedglin
804 South Denver Avenue
Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621
PH: 857=2609
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January 20, 1993
County Commissioners
Weld County
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Dear Commissioners:
I reside at 8014 South Denver Avenue, about a mile out of the city limits of
Fort Lupton. Of major concern to me, as well as some of my neighbors, is
the extremely heavy truck traffic going both north and south on Denver Avenue.
With Highway 85 constructed to handle heavy and fast traffic, I feel that
these trucks should be routed along Highway 52 to Highway 85. The majority
of traffic is coming west on Highway 52 and turning left onto Denver Avenue
(going south). This would drastically cut down the semi -truck congestion
in making turns as well as eliminating many safety hazards caused by the
excessive speed these trucks use, for both the schools and residential areas
along Denver Avenue.
I realize that there are some trucking firms within this area that must utilize
this route, but I am referring mostly to the feed trucks going to and from
the Horton Feed Lots and the MTA Truck Driving School. The MTA training
company have inexperienced drivers driving in the residential and school
areas, while there are ample roads throughout the County for them to train
their drivers. The feed trucks begin passing my house in the early mornings,
about 4:30 A.M. and sometimes there are up to four or more together at one
time. The trucks are loud, changing gears, revving their engines and going
more than the psted 441Y1PH s eed limit. This goes on seven days per week.
The drivers seem to havee no regard for the residents along our street. If
they used Highway 85, they could access Road 8 to the feed lot and not disturb
local residents as well as making the roadway much safer for students and
residents. The Colorado State Patrol has contacted the Horton Feed Lot
numerous times but the trucks keep on speeding and making the early mornings
to sound like a war zone with tanks passing by, a very definite environmental
noise pollution.
I drive a local school bus and have noted many times safety being disregarded _
in lieu of trucks wanting to get to their destinations as fast as possible.
The Colorado State Patrol has been called and they are very responsive but
with CB radios in the trucks, stakeouts are not much use. If the trucks cannot
be rerouted, I would like to see the speed limit reduced from the existing
140 MPH to at least 25 MPH from the city limits, south on Denver Avenue
to WCR 8.
Thank you for any help you can give us on this important safety problem.
Very truly yours,
Cic z
Robert Hedglin
804 South Denver Avenue
Fort Lupton, CO 80621
PH: 857-2609
ROAD AND BRIDGE/ENGINEERING RESPONSE
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Narrative:
After a study by Maintenance -Support supervisor, Marc Street, we determine that
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in establishing a truck route. (See attached study)
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