HomeMy WebLinkAbout20161267.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH 1-25 TIGER AND FASTLANE GRANT APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS, Interstate 25 ("1-25") represents a vital connection for the communities of
northern Colorado, is essential for the economic health and wellbeing of the northern Colorado
region, and is the only Colorado highway on the national freight plan; and
WHEREAS, Northern Colorado is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation and the
fastest in Colorado, and
WHEREAS, The North 1-25 Coalition has been working with the Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT), the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO),
the Fix 1-25 Business Alliance, and the North 1-25 Funding Subcommittee to improve 1-25 from
State Highway 14 to State Highway 66, and
WHEREAS, Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) is a
supplementary discretionary grant program included in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, and
WHEREAS, Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the
Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) is a competitive grant
established by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act(FAST Act) of 2015, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) TIGER application
must be submitted by April 26th and North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization's
(NFRMPO) FASTLANE application must be submitted by April 14th, both applications are
proposing the same improvements to 1-25 to achieve significant increased capacity in the
short term (Project), and
WHEREAS, the 1-25 improvements to be included in the Project together comprise
approximately $230 million dollars.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, hereby supports the Colorado Department of Transportation's TIGER
Grant Application and the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization's FASTLANE
Grant Application and requests to add an "interim" third lane on 1-25 from State Highway 14 to
State Highway 402.
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SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH 1-25 TIGER AND FASTLANE GRANT APPLICATIONS
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 11th day of April, A.D., 2016.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY,
COLORADO
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Mike Freeman, Chair
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Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tem
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