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Montezuma County considers buying 2.16-acre parcel for CR 184/25 intersection realignment; Bechtel schedule aims for late-season construction
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on a proposed 2.16-acre purchase at County Road 184/25 for an intersection project; asking price is $30,000 and engineers aim to submit designs to CDOT in early May with bidding in late summer.
Montezuma County staff briefed commissioners on April 7 about a proposed purchase of 2.16 acres adjacent to County Road 184/25 to build a new intersection alignment and shoulders. Staff said the asking price for the parcel is $30,000 ($15,000 per acre) and that the county has not yet obtained a formal appraisal.
A real-estate contact provided staff a value range of about $3,000 to $13,000 per acre for similar dry land, staff said; the owner is asking $15,000 per acre and has discussed assisting with loaned material for the project, county staff added. County staff said engineers are preparing a legal description and plat; once the board approves the purchase the department will complete title work and submit materials to planning and other permitting authorities.
“We bumped it up to an even 2.16 acres just to make sure we’re okay,” Rob (Road Department staff) said, explaining the acreage increase came in part from a decision to include the center of the road/right-of-way in the parcel calculation.
Staff described construction constraints: the approach involves roughly an 8-foot elevation change at the approach and will require bringing fill to build a 3:1 slope to the fence line, shoulders and paving. Environmental and archaeological clearances will be required even though prior work cleared portions of the area decades ago.
Bechtel Engineering's schedule, as presented by staff, calls for a preliminary-design review by April 10, final design and environmental delineations through May 2, and a submission to the Colorado Department of Transportation for approval after that. Staff said the project would be bid once design and clearances are complete, with contractor work likely scheduled for late summer or early fall depending on contractor asphalt scheduling.
One commissioner suggested the purchase should be funded from the county's general fund, not road funds, because the county would own the property rather than the road department. No purchase motion or vote occurred at the workshop; staff said the board planned to consider approval the following day so the acquisition work could proceed.
Staff emphasized that a formal legal description and title work remain to be completed before closing.
