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Commissioners press CDOT on hazardous county‑road entrances, discuss Safe Streets for All study
Summary
Residents reported dangerous turn lanes at County Road 195 and the 307/285 intersections. Commissioners asked staff to press CDOT, consider short-term measures (mobile message signage) and prioritize hot spots identified by the Safe Streets for All traffic study.
Commissioners highlighted constituent concerns about several dangerous county-road entrance points — notably the County Road 307 north entrance onto US‑285 and a steep turn above Hill Ranch — and asked what the county can do to press CDOT for faster mitigation. "If it's been a problem since you've even been living here... why hasn't anything been done yet?" one commissioner asked.
Staff said a Safe Streets for All study and traffic analysis are underway and will identify medium- and long-term actions; they suggested the study will strengthen applications for state or federal implementation funding. As short-term measures, commissioners discussed deploying mobile variable-message signage and requested sheriff and Road & Bridge coordination to install 'road closed/local traffic' signs before FIBArk.
The board discussed options such as restricting certain turn movements or relocating entrances but acknowledged that some engineering fixes would be costly and may require easement or right‑of‑way work by CDOT. Staff recommended planning a focused update on the Safe Streets for All grant, its Safety Action Plan and an early list of prioritized hot spots once data collection is complete.
Next steps: staff will contact CDOT, explore temporary signage and bring a scheduled Safe Streets update to the board; Road & Bridge was asked to coordinate short-term signs for the upcoming FIBArk event.
