Larimer County outlines plan to secure local gravel, updates County Road 44H quarry proposal
Road and Bridge staff told commissioners the county has adopted a strategy to develop small, geographically distributed quarries to secure roadaggregate, lower haul costs and improve disaster response, and gave a detailed update on the County Road 44H site being developed with Colorado State University.
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Todd Jurgens, director of Larimer County Road and Bridge, told the Board of County Commissioners on April 13 that the county has settled on a strategy to secure local aggregate by developing several small, geographically distributed quarries rather than relying solely on the county's existing Strang pit or buying material commercially. "The best thing for the county is to own aggregate resources," Jurgens said, arguing ownership would give the county control over cost, quality and supply.
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