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Home My WebLink About1998-161-12/01/1998-RECOMMENDING HIGHWAY CATEGORIES TO CDOT AND THE COLORADO STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 98-161 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS RECOMMENDING HIGHWAY CATEGORIES TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE COLORADO STATE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THE REVISED COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY ACCESS CODE WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation has recently adopted a revised Colorado State Highway Access Code, which Code affords local agencies such as the City of Fort Collins the opportunity to recommend preferred highway categories for state highways within such local agency jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the staff has prepared and presented to the Council certain proposed highway access categories, attached hereto as Exhibit"A" and incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS,the proposed highway access categories have been reviewed and approved by the Transportation Board, Growth Management Lead Team and the City Council Growth Management Committee; and WHEREAS,the Council has determined that the proposed highway categories as identified on Exhibit "A" are in the best interests of the City and should be recommended to the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Transportation Commission for approval and adoption. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the highway access categories as established on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, are hereby recommended to the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Transportation Commission for approval and adoption pursuant to the requirements of the revised Colorado State Highway Access Code. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 1st day of December, A.D. 1998. Mayor Pro Tern ATTEST: A 4 City Clerk EXHIBIT "A" Summary of Access Criteria from CDOT �Acce_=s Gatega�/zat/on Handbook' September 1338 Expressway, 1-lojor 1 mile spacing None None None, uniess ByPass (EX) 40516' effciency no other clt.s _available__ Nor-Rural Regional 1/2 mile spacing rNone At R/R f Accel/ Highway (NPA) (preferred) access if Dec& lone 35910 effciency left design can improves be met od ccen- Intersect'on Non-Rural Arterial 1/2 mile spacing None At R/R One access (NRB) (preferred) access if pe- parcel, 305161 efficiency ! left adc'I access i improves may be adjacent allowed intersection j Non-Rural Arterial Consistent with One access per Full- Full- (NRC) current signal parce, acd'I access movement movement Progression may be a owed uniess unless restr c-ed restricted by existing by existing median median Frontage Road (FR) i"'ini:mum Ore access per F-II- Full- spocing parcel, acd" access movement movement may be a owed uniess unless restricted restricted by existing by existing median meaian 3/4 Access refers to a right ir/right out, plus a left In (no left*urns out are allowed) R/R Access refers to a ng'nt in/-1g r out(no left turns ^, o o t are allowed) Revised November 20, 1998 Proposec Categories pe- CDOTs new Co'oroca ;eta~e Access Code: EX = Expressway/I"lajor Bypass NRA = Non-Ruro Princ'pol -+ghwoy N''RB = Non-Rurol Arterla' (moderate trove' speeds 6 tro=flc volumes) �< = No--Rural Arterial (low troves speeds E ~ocerote tro-Fc vol.�mes/downTowr; Frontage Road (U-ba- E Rural) Golle 3e Ave (U5287; 1-25 NRA (') Hwy ' NRB (2; efrerson/ L nk Ive-s de N RB(a) Mulberry (SH14 NRB(9) FR/NRB (7) NRC (3; Laurel r f FR 1 NRB (4; FR (13) I-^armony (SH�oB) �,, N RA (12) FR(7) NRA (0) G1Z2 Note: Number it O references the Istng 1- the a-tac-ed -able. Revised November 20, 1998 Proposed Categories per GDGTs revised Golorado Sr e 4acess Cade 1. US287, north of Hwy 1 NRA 225,800 38,000 45$50 2.College Ave (US287), 0' 35, Hwy 1 to Jefferson NRB 20,800 38,000 $25 3. College Ave (US287), Jefferson'to Laurel NRG 48,500 00,000 25$30 4. College Ave (US287), Laurel to Harmony NRB 50,700 02,000 35$40 5 College Ave (US287) Frontage non- Roads, from Swallow to Rutgers FR continuous frontage' road on east west sides of US287 6. College Ave (US287), 40, 50 Harmony Rd(51-168) to CR32 NRA 307CC 40,00C $55 7. College Ave (U5287) Frontage Rd, nor Harmony Rd. (91-168) to Trilby Rd. FR no counts not continuous posted frontage road or east sloe of US287 8. Jefferson/Riverside, College (US287) to Mulberry (SH14) NRB 1?,800 29,00C 30$35 9. Mulberry (SH14), Riverside (51-114) to Link Lane NRB 31.,500 43,000 45&50 10. Mulberry (SH14), Link Lane to 1-25 EX 29.200 15,000 45$50 11_ Mulberry (SH14) Frontage Rds, upgrade Link Lane to 1-25 FR no counts 35 mph existing frontage roads or north and south sides of SH14 12. Harmony Road (51-168), College Ave. (US287) to 1-25 NRA 28,500 45,000 45, 50 $55 13. Harmony Road (51ti new new frontage Frontage Roads being built with FR no counts TBD roads will be interchange project built on both the north and south sides of SHOZ EX= Expressway/Major Bypass NRA= Non-Rural Principal Highway NRB = Nor-Rcral Arterial (moderate travel speeds $*raFc volumes) NRG = Non-Rural Arterial (low travel speeds $ moderate-rafflc volumes/dewntowr) FR = Frontage Road(Urban $ Rural)