JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN LCR 13 LCR 16 LCR 16 LCR 13 LCR 16 LCR 13 TION Y Y Y Y Y Y JOHNSTOWN C JOHNSTOWN Changes to Local Frontage Roads JOHNSTOWN COUN T COUN T COUN T FUTURE COUN T COUN T COUN T Motorists have likely noticed a series of permanent frontage road closures along I-25 North. Eventually,

CURRENT 25 25 the frontage road will close permanently between Weld County Road 40 to Larimer County Road 14. 25 WELD WELD WELD LARIMER LARIMER LARIMER LARIMER COUNTY LCR 14 LARIMER COUNTY LCRThese 14 closures will not only allow for the expansion of I-25 North, but alsoLARIMER a newer, COUNT saferY north-south LCR 14 WELD COUNTY 60A WELD COUNTY 60A arterial called the High Plains Boulevard. The frontage road will remain WELDopen in COUN a handfulTY of places 60A

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WCR 38 WCR 38 0.25 miles WCR 38 When I-25 was built in the 1960s, the old these cars and sometimes pull out in front road. This situation is unsafe and burdens highway was turned into the current frontage of a vehicle on the frontage road because law enforcement when they are busy road so that property owners could maintain they thought it was on I-25, creating dealing with the cause of the congestion. access to their land. It was never intended to dangerous high-speed collisions. Future WCR 9.5 • The current frontage road alignment does WCR 7 WCR 7 be an alternate through route adjacent to the WCR 7 WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR 13 Alignment • The I-25 speed limit in much of northern not adhere to the requiredWCR 9.5 minimum interstate. Today, the frontage road handles Colorado is 75 mph with a minimum clear distance between interstate on- and off- more traffic and functions as a major north- WCR 36 WCR 36 zone of 30 feet on either side of the ramps and the frontage road intersection,WCR 36 south arterial, creating large safety concerns, interstate. The clear zone is the space specifically at the Colorado Highway 56 problematic and confusing spacing between outside of a highway that is designed to and Colorado Highway 60 interchanges. 25 25 intersections, and development access issues. hold traffic accidents and emergency The close proximity25 of the intersections 5 miles Some safety issues as supported by accident responders without impacting traffic flows. causes driver confusion, especially drivers history and emergency management include: For much of the corridor, the frontage who want to turn right on red coming from • The close proximity between the frontage roads are within or close to the clear the off-ramp and are in direct conflict of WCR 34 WCR 34 road and I-25 sometimes makes it difficult zone of I-25, creating dangerous head-to- north/south movements from theWCR frontage 34 to decipher if oncoming cars are on the head conditions if cars were to leave the road. The functionality and efficiency of highway or the frontage road and what interstate and inadvertently travel into the interchange also suffers due to the speed they are traveling at, especially at oncoming frontage road traffic. multiple traffic signal phases that exist for night. Motorists pulling onto the frontage • Some vehicles illegally “jump off” I-25 the frontage road movements. road have a difficult time deciphering when congestion exists to use the frontage CONTINUED Changes to Local Frontage Roads

A Comprehensive Solution

Map displays future Community leaders, emergency management An advisory committee was formed for I-25 access, once the and transportation agencies have identified the High Plains Boulevard that included High Plains Boulevard this problem and recognize the transportation members from Berthoud, Johnstown, project is COMPLETE. JOHNSTOWN network is at a pivotalJOHN momentSTOW Nto provide Larimer County, Loveland, Mead and Weld JOHNSTOWN a guiding vision to implement a long-term County. The committee worked together to plan that will encourage safe and efficient determine road alignment, design criteria LCR 13 LCR 13 LCR 13 LCR 16 trafficJOHNSTOW N flow. A unique opportunityLCR 16exists and corridorJOHN characteristicsSTOWN including design JOHNSTOWN LCR 16 LCR 13 to leverageLCR 16 impending development and speeds, typical LCRroadway 16 templates,LCR 13 drainage LCR 16 LCR 13 TION TION Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y partnerships to help build a new north/ standards and right-of-way needs. High Y JOHNSTOWN C JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN Y Y Y COUN T COUN T COUN T JOHNSTOWN C JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN FUTURE COUN T COUN T south road approximately ½ mile to the east Plains Boulevard will eventually extend from COUN T

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High Plains Blvd ConstructionWCR of High 48 Plains Boulevard will 14 to Colorado Highway 402 will become a WCR 48 WCR 48 BERTHOUD BERTHOUD BERTHOUD WCR 7 WCR 7 60B begin in 2021, on the stretch from Weld local60B Johnstown road and will remain open WCR 7 60B 1.9 miles map not to scale Valley RoadCounty Bridge Road Future38 to Colorado Highway 56/map not to scale to serviceValley Road various Bridge businessesHigh Plains Blvd. that exist in map not to scale Valley Road Bridge High Plains Blvd. Constructed in 2021 WCR 42 WCR 42 by others WCR 42 Roadway Surface Weld County AlignmentRoad 44. Over time, the fullRoadway Surface this section. Roadway Surface Pavement Pavement Pavement Future Pavement 25 BERTHOUD Future Pavement 25 BERTHOUD Future Pavement 25 BERTHOUD GWRR Gravel boulevard will be built out, and it will extendGravel GWRR Gravel GWRR Project Project Travelers can use local roads (Colorado7.1 miles Project Gravel Utility Access Gravel Utility Access I-25 Access Point BERfromTHOUD CO 66 to US 34. Unitl then, there will(Limited Access) BERTHOUD (Limited Access) BERTHOUD Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Blvd, County Line Road, etc.) during the Colorado Blvd POS T 3.8 miles I-25 Access Point 5.7 miles I-25 Access Point 3.8 miles 1.9 miles be several local detours throughout the area WCR 40 time between the frontageWCR 40 road closures WCR 40 as each section of the frontage road begins WCR 46 WCRand completion46 of High Plains Boulevard WCR 46 to close. These detours are shown on the WCR 38 segments. The High PlainsWCR 38 Boulevard 0.25 miles WCR 38 FULL BUILDOUT FULL previous page in the Future map. construction timing will vary section by

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