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CDOT Region 3 outlines road projects, funding limits and safety initiatives affecting Grand County
Summary
CDOT Region 3 provided a full regional briefing covering funding sources, a 10-year plan, specific projects affecting Grand County (Kremmling bridge design, Hwy 9 Shale Bluffs, Red Dirt Hill phases), maintenance staffing and new pothole products, and safety programs including signal backplates and rumble strips; commissioners pressed for interim safety measures on key turning points.
Jason Smith, CDOT Region 3 director, summarized the agency’s priorities—construction, maintenance and operations, multimodal services and suballocated programs—and described a proposed 10-year Region 3 plan that allocates roughly $33 million per year across 15 counties. "Region 3 gets roughly $33,000,000 per year and we have to share the wealth over the 15 counties," he said, while noting the region borrowed $50 million forward to support a prior major project.
Program engineers and maintenance leads walked the board through projects with direct Grand County impact: Kremmling Bridge design underway (aiming for 30% design to secure construction funds), Highway 9 Shale Bluffs realignment and paving (planning in the next 4–6 years), Red Dirt Hill Phase 2 (engineering for 2027 construction), and local resurfacing like Fraser Flats. CDOT also described maintenance improvements (AquaFall pothole product, chip-seal revival) and traffic-safety campaigns (signal backplates, rumble strip expansion). Commissioners raised concerns about shoulders, passing lanes near towns and interim signage for hazardous turns; CDOT staff agreed to study short-term mitigations as designs progress.
