HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-115-09/04/2001-SUPPORTING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S WIDENING OF US 287 ALONG ITS PRESENT ALIGNMENr
RESOLUTION 2001-115
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONS
WIDENING OF US 287,ALONG ITS PRESENT ALIGNMENT,FROM HIGHWAY 1 TO
THE LAPORTE BYPASS
WHEREAS,the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)has conducted an
environmental assessment process from which process CDOT has concluded that US Highway 287
should be widened along its present alignment from Colorado Highway 1 to the LaPorte Bypass;and
WHEREAS,the City Council supports the CDOT proposal of widening US Highway 287
along its present existing alignment from Colorado Highway 1 to the LaPorte Bypass provided that
the future phase of the widening project include an access management plan for the corridor so that
raised,landscaped medians can be installed in accordance with the requirements of the Larimer
County Urban Area Streets Standards.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City Council supports the widening of US Highway 287 along its present
alignment from Colorado Highway ito the LaPorte Bypass as proposed by the Colorado Department
of Transportation upon the condition that a future phase of said widening project include an access
management plan for the corridor so that raised,landscaped medians can be installed as required by
the Larimer County Urban Area Streets Standards.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held th}_s4th day of September,
A.D.2001.
Mayor
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City Clerk