HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141688.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES ON
COUNTY ROAD 68
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS,the Weld County Department of Public Works has recommended to the Board
that temporary speed limit signs be installed on County Road 68, for a period commencing
June 9, 2014 and ending August 1, 2014, to ensure safety to the traveling public, and
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that said temporary traffic control devices are
necessary for the protection of the general public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Department of Public Works be, and hereby is, directed to install
temporary speed limit signs on County Road 68, reducing the speed from 55 mph down to 30 mph,
for a period commencing June 9, 2014 and ending August 1, 2014, for the safety of the general
public, and said signs shall conform to the State Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 9th day of June, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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1 861 - 2011 MEMORANDUM
TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: June 5, 2014
W E L 0 N T Y FROM: Janet Lundquist, Public Works
SUBJECT: Temporary Reduction of Speed Limits on WCR 68
A Request Resolution from the BOCC directing Public Works to install traffic regulatory signs (Speed Limit R2-
1) on WCR 68. The signs will be in place from June 9, 2014-August 1, 2014.
The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) recommends posting the speed limit within 5
mph of the 85 percentile speed limit (Section 2B-13). Other factors such as road characteristics,
roadside development, accident records, and shoulder conditions may be considered when establishing
speed limits. CR 89 was closed due to flood waters. CR 68 has been inundated with additional truck
traffic. There have been numerous blow outs and the grader division has been diligently in repairing
them but the speed of the traffic is making it difficult and unsafe for them to make the repairs. Rather
than closing the roadway Public Works recommends reducing the speed limit on WCR 68 from 55 mph
down to 30 mph. This will allow the grader division to make the repairs and help slow down the damage
to the roadway.
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