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P.O. BOX 758
GREELEY, CO 80632
The Honorable Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Transportation
US Department of Transportation
120() New Jersey Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20590
RE: 2021 RAISE Grant Application, City of Longmont Colorado State Highway 119 (CO 119) and Hover Street:
Safety first. Equity always. Connections for all.
Dear Secretary Buttigieg,
We are pleased to provide this letter in support of the 2021 RAISE grant application for the City of Longmont's project
at CO 119 and Hover: Safety first. Equity always. Connections for all.
Working together, communities along the Northwest Corridor outside Denver, Colorado, including Boulder,
Longmont, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Broomfield, and Westminster, have identified CO 119 as a vital economic and
passenger corridor. This project will optimize regional connectivity and equitable mobility between Downtown
Boulder and Downtown Longmont. The improvements will be:
• Construct a safer intersection for all travelers by reducing congestion and eliminating conflict points.
• Create a time advantage for transit users with a bus queue jump lane and transit -only signal.
• Develop a more equitable and connected transportation system by linking active modes to surrounding
facilities and transit with a new underpass for motor vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians.
Importantly, this project is pivotal to advancing identified multi -modal corridor improvements such as Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT), express/managed lanes, and a commuter bikeway in the CO 119 regional corridor, facilitating
interregional travel from rural areas to the east and improve safety for all travelers.
The total cost of the project is $27.1 million and the non-federal funds that have been raised thus far account for $9
million. Another key component to this project is its rural economic impact. All of the communities in this region of
Colorado already fall under the RAISE grant rural definition and this project will continue to foster significant
economic activity to surrounding rural counties in Larimer and Weld.
Thank you for your consideration of the RAISE grant application for the City of Longmont's project at CO 119 and
Hover: Safety first. Equity always. Connections for all. We look forward to a strong partnership between your agency
and the community to improve safety, capacity for all modes, more reliable and equitable mobility options, and
economic prosperity for all.
Sincere!
Steve Moreno
Chair, Weld County Board of Commissioners
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