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Erie study narrows airport connector options as staff weigh costs, safety and community feedback
Summary
Town transportation staff presented a feasibility study of three north–south connections near Erie Municipal Airport, saying the consultant narrowed five options to two build alternatives and a developer‑led option. Staff and board members focused on right‑of‑way, CDOT signal spacing, airport security and cost‑benefit timing.
Town transportation staff presented the AirPark North–South Connectivity Study at the Erie Airport Economic Development Advisory Board meeting on March 19, outlining three retained options for a new or modified north–south connection near the airport and asking the board for stakeholder feedback.
The study, guided by the town’s transportation‑mobility plan, looks at alternatives to relieve shifting traffic patterns after the realignment and partial closure of County Line Road. Miguel (presenter, Transportation Planner) told the board the consultant evaluated five to six potential alignments and council narrowed the field to three: two town‑led alignments (alternative A and B) and a developer‑led completion of Coal Creek Boulevard (Alt 0). "We were directed by council...to conduct the study to look into an alternative connection through or around the airport," the planner said.
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