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CDOT outlines scaled safety work at State Highway 1 intersection; town to receive leftover funds for local projects
Summary
CDOT and Wellington staff described short‑term safety improvements and a plan to transfer leftover state funding to local projects after engineers concluded a full realignment or large roundabout would exceed the agency’s current $4,000,000 commitment.
CDOT and town officials on Feb. 11 described a multi‑stage approach to improve safety at the County Road 9/County Road 62 E intersection with State Highway 1 in Wellington, with short‑term striping and lane changes planned now and larger reconstruction and realignment held for a future funding round.
The presentation, led by Public Works Director Bob Gein and Region 4 resident engineer Gina Fox, summarized a decade of study and grant activity and said CDOT’s current $4,000,000 contribution will not cover a full realignment or large roundabout. "Roundabouts are good for air quality," Gein said, noting the project originally secured a CMAC grant and later was packaged with other region priorities. Fox said CDOT’s design work found subsurface and roadway reconstruction needs that raised the ultimate project cost substantially.
The town’s planning and CDOT staff explained why the agency moved from a…
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