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Weld County approves multiple road and safety funding actions, including EIAF grant applications and HSIP signal proposal
Summary
The board authorized submission of EIAF grant applications for reconstruction of County Road 41 and drainage/roadway work on County Road 74, approved an HSIP signal application for CR 13 & CR 34 (federal request ~ $1.1M with $130,000 local match), and accepted the HUTF mileage certification reporting 2,858.4 eligible miles.
On Jan. 28 the Weld County Board of County Commissioners approved several transportation- and safety-related funding actions, authorizing staff to pursue state and federal grants and accepting the county's Highway Users Tax Fund annual mileage certification.
Evan Pinkham, with the Department of Public Works, presented three separate items asking for permission to submit grant applications. For County Road 41 (between County Roads 14 and 20) the board authorized submission of an Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF/DOLA) Tier 1 application requesting $200,000 to support full-depth reconstruction of approximately 3.5 miles. Pinkham described matching funds referenced in the packet; the transcript records the matching amount in uncertain terms and did not provide a definitive single figure.
The board also authorized a Tier 2 EIAF application for County Road 74 in the unincorporated community of Galeton to address drainage and roadway deterioration. Pinkham stated the Tier 2 request was for $1,000,000 with matching funds of "a little over $2,000,000," and noted potential construction in early 2027.
For a safety improvement, Pinkham asked the board to submit a Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) application to fund a signal at the intersection of County Road 13 and County Road 34. He said the county would request 90% of the project cost ("a little over $1,100,000") with a local match of $130,000 and estimated construction in 2029. Commissioners approved the HSIP application.
Separately, in a public hearing on the Highway Users Tax Fund annual mileage and certification (docket 2026-08), Pinkham presented reported mileage figures for submission to the Colorado Department of Transportation: 778.68 miles of arterial (paved) streets, 2,079.72 miles of local/gravel streets and a total of 2,858.4 eligible miles. The board moved to accept the HUTF annual mileage and certification report and adopted it.
Actions: the board authorized staff to submit the EIAF Tier 1 and Tier 2 grant applications and the HSIP application, and accepted the HUTF mileage certification report for 2025.
