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December 9, 2020
City of Fort Collins
Community Development Department Design Review
281 North College Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
Project Title: Port-of-Entry Relocation for the North I-25 Express Lanes Project
Project Number: IM 0253-255, Subaccount No. 21506
RE: Project Development Plan application for relocating the northbound and southbound Port-of-
Entries located on Interstate 25 and south of Prospect Avenue
Existing Conditions and General Information
Site Address: 2237 SE Frontage Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Ownership: Colorado Department of Transportation
Current Use: Port-of-Entry / Highway
Current Zoning: Public Open Lands
Proposed Building Footprint: 1,537 SF Each. Total Stories: 1 Story (Max Height 19’9”)
Proposed Parking Spaces: 9 (8 Standard, 1 Standard Accessible) Each
Past Meeting Dates
Most currently, CDOT’s project team met with the City of Fort Collins on December 8th, 2020 to discuss
project requirements and the SPAR process Additionally, CDOT’s project team had met with the City of
Fort Collins on the following dates as well:
• 11/5/2020
• 11/24/2020.
Project Description
As a part of the I-25 North Express Lanes Design-Build Project, CDOT is planning to demolish the
existing northbound and southbound Port-of-Entries (POE) and construct new ones located approximately
2,600 liner feet south of the existing structures. Existing frontage roads will be relocated, and new
infrastructure will be installed to support the new POEs. New infrastructure will largely mimic that at the
existing facilities, each side will include an operations building, employee parking access from the
frontage roads, a static truck scale, truck bypass and parking lanes, a truck inspection area, and
storage/operation areas accessed from I-25. As with the existing POE, the southbound POE will include a
covered inspection structure.
Port-of-Entry Operations
The Port of Entry exists to encourage and promote the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles in a
manner that safeguards the motoring public while protecting the state’s infrastructure through uniform
practices and enforcement procedures. The unit is also responsible for the collection of taxes, the issuance
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of permits, and the inspection of commercial motor vehicles for compliance with established safety
regulations.
The unit assists in establishing and maintaining effective commercial vehicle operating standards,
enforcement practices, strategies, and penalties that provide the basis for uniformity in the enforcement
community and compatibility with industry partners. The unit enforces laws, rules, and regulations
concerning commercial vehicle operation while collecting fees and taxes and providing effective
customer service.
Port-of-Entry Exteriors
To facilitate the POE operations, sightlines to I-25 and to the scale are required. To comply with this, the
front of the building is cladded with windows to maintain sightlines. CMU veneer was used along the
office part of the building to the height of the windows to maintain a constant visual que. Metal panels
were used from the top of the CMU veneer to the peak of the roof to provide another visual que that
follows the slope of the roof. The roof was slopped from the back of the building up towards the front to
allow windows to be placed in the front and bring in more natural light into the workplace.
Site Design
Grading and Drainage
The relocated POE facility is being designed as a part of the larger I-25 Design-Build project. This
includes continuing the widened highway to and through the POE facility and incorporating the drainage
of the highway and relocated Frontage Roads into this design. Overall, the roadways were maintained at a
2% cross slope as per current standards unless required otherwise in the vicinity of the scale lanes and
buildings or the operations of the POE. Storm runoff is captured in trench drains, inlets, and channels and
conveyed to storm pipe systems and to flow attenuation areas prior to being released offsite.
Access and Parking
As a part of the I-25 project, new slip ramps will be installed to facilitate access by trucks to the POE
facility for daily operations. All access from the Frontage Roads to I-25 will be restricted and blocked off.
Parking for the POE employees will be accessed by the East and West Frontage Roads. A total of 8
parking stalls plus 1 handicap accessible stall was directed by POE operations for design and was
incorporated into each POE. Trash operations will run through I-25 as it currently does.
Inspection Structure
Due to the need to inspect certain materials that enter the State of Colorado, a covered inspection structure
is needed only on the southbound POE. The existing POE inspection structure is a white fabric covered
metal frame structure, approximately 100’ long, 35’ wide, and 26’ high. Current design of the new
structure is a metal structure with similar dimensions, painted/colored to use similar colors as the new
operations buildings. The structure utilizes a concrete Type 9 barrier shape wall as a part of its foundation
to protect the above superstructure. A shallow peaked roof is also used to minimize overall height.
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Landscaping
No additional landscaping is planned outside of native seeding due to the proximity to the highway and
required clear zones.
Utilities
As a part of the larger I-25 Design-Build project, utilities in the area are currently being relocated to
support the POE, relocated Frontage Roads, and the widened highway. Water supply to each building will
be accessed from the relocated East Larimer County Water District water line that runs along both
frontage roads. Power will be supplied by Xcel and is also currently running down both frontage roads.
An on-site septic system is designed for each POE for sewer service and a permit will be acquired through
Larimer County.
Development Schedule
In order to meet the overall I-25 Design-Build schedule, the following schedule is needed for the POE
package.
January 11th, 2021 – Pre-RFCs Submittal to CDOT for approval
February 15th, 2021 – Final RFCs to CDOT for approval and advertise POE Construction Package for bid
April 1st, 2021 –Award POE Construction Package & start Material Procurement
May 1st, 2021 - Start POE Construction
Permits are to be acquired prior to May 1st, 2021 by the Design-Build Contractor (JV)
Early, 2022 – POE Construction Completion