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Alamosa, CDOT outline draft access-control plan and schedule March open house
Summary
City and Colorado Department of Transportation staff presented a draft access-control plan for Highway 160/285 corridor, described parcel-level conditions and triggers (including a 20% traffic threshold for redevelopment), and said they will hold an open house March 26 with the proposed IGA language and parcel conditions available for review.
Alamosa City officials and Colorado Department of Transportation staff presented a draft highway access-control plan at a Feb. work session, saying the plan would provide corridor-level guidance and parcel-specific "conditions" that take effect only when defined triggers occur. The presenters asked the council for consent to hold another public open house on March 26 where the full parcel conditions and the proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) will be available.
The plan is intended to supplement the Colorado state highway access code by offering a corridor-based, locally tailored approach, presenters said. CDOT Region 5 permits manager Randy Ryder told the council that the ACP is a conditions-driven tool: changes to access are implemented only if conditions are met—for example, redevelopment that increases traffic by 20 percent or safety/operational incidents that warrant a response. The team said the ACP is not a construction…
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