JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN LCR 13 LCR 16 LCR 16 LCR 13 LCR 16 LCR 13 TION Y Y Y T T T Y Y Y C T T JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN Changes to Local Frontage Roads JOHNSTOWN T COUN COUN COUN FUTURE COUN COUN COUN 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 between Colorado Highway 66 and Weld County Road 40 and north of Larimer County Road 14. d d v v l l B B 1.9 miles s s 5 miles n n i i a a l JOHNSTOWN 3.1 miles JOHNSTOWN 3.1 miles l JOHNSTOWN P P WCR 13 WCR WCR 13 WCR WCR 13 WCR WCR 7 WCR WCR 7 WCR WCR 7 WCR Map displays the Map displays frontage h h g g i frontage road JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN roadJOHN STclosuresOWN and JOHNSTOWN i JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN H H CONSTRU alignment PRIOR detours BEFORE High High Plains Blvd LCR 13 LCR 13 WCR 48 WCR 48LCR 13 LCR 13 LCR 13 LCR 13 WCR 48 to the I-25 North LCR 16 LCR 16 Plains BoulevardLCR 16 is LCR 16 LCR 16 LCR 16 T 60B 60B TION TION 60B Y Y Y Y Y Y T T T T Express Lanes project. constructed. High T T Y Y Y Y Y Y C C T T T T JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN T JOHNSTOWN T COUN COUN COUN COUN Plains Boulevard COUN COUN FUTURE FUTURE COUN COUN COUN COUN COUN COUN will be constructed CURRENT 25 CURRENT 25 25 25 25 25 WELD WELD WELD WELD WELD WELD LARIMER LARIMER LARIMER LARIMER in segments LARIMER LARIMER GWRR GWRR LARIMER COUNTY LARIMLCRER 14COUNTY LCR LARIME14 R COUNTY LARIMELCRR 14COUNTY LCR 14 LARIMERGWRR COUNTY LARIMERLCR 14COUNTY LCR 14 WELD COUNTY 60A WELD COUNTY 60A WELD COUNTY most60A likely WELD COUNTY 60A WELD COUNTY 60A WELD COUNTY 60A d d d d v v v v l l l l B B B B driven by adjacent 1.9 miles 1.9 miles s s s s POS 5 miles 5 miles n n n n i i 3.8 miles 5.7 miles i i a a 3.8 miles 1.9 miles a a l l JOHNSTOWN JOHNSTOWN 3.1 miles JOHNST3.1OWN miles JOHNSTOWN 3.1 miles l JOHNSTOW3.1N miles l JOHNSTOWN P P P P WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR WCR 13 WCR WCR 13 WCR development; WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR h h h h g g g g i i i i H H H H CONSTRU specific timing CONSTRU High Plains Blvd High Plains Blvd WCR 48 WCR 48 WCR 48 WCR 48 WCR 48 WCR 48 WCR 46 WCR 46 60B T 60B is unknown.T 60B 60B WCR 46 60B 60B GWRR GWRR GWRR GWRR GWRR GWRR POS 3.8 miles POS 3.8 miles5.7 miles 5.73.8 miles miles 1.9 miles3.8 miles 1.9 miles WCR 46 WCR 46 WCR 46 WCR2.3 46 miles WCR 46 WCR 46 BERTHOUD 3.3 miles BERTHOUD 5.5 miles 3.3 miles WCR 9.5 BERTHOUD 2.3 miles 2.3 miles BERTHOUD BERTHOUD 3.3 miles BERTHOUD 3.3 miles5.5 miles BERTHOUD 5.53.3 miles miles WCR 9.5 BERTHOUD 3.3 miles WCR 9.5 BERTHOUD Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd WCR 44 WCR 44 WCR 44 WCR 44 WCR 44 WCR 44 WCR 44 56 56 56 56 WCR 44 56 56 WCR 44 BERTHOUD BERTHOUD BERTHOUD BERTHOUD BERTHOUD BERTHOUD WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 56 56 56 WCR 7 WCR 7 1.9 miles 1.9 miles map not to scale Valley Road Bridge map not to scaleFuture Valley Road Bridge Futuremap not to scale Valley Road BridgeFUTURE map not Highto scale Plains Blvd. Valley Road Bridge High Plainsmap notBlvd. to scale Valley Road Bridge map not to scale Valley Road Bridge PRESENT High Plains Blvd. High Plains Blvd. Constructed in 2021 Constructed in 2021 WCR 42 WCR 42 WCR 42 by others WCR 42 by others WCR 42 WCR 42 BERTHOUD BERTHOUD Roadway Surface Roadway SurfaceAlignment RoadwayAlignment Surface RoadwayB SurfaceERTHOUD Roadway Surface Roadway Surface Pavement Pavement Pavement Pavement Pavement Pavement Future Pavement 25 FutureBE PavementRTHOUD 25 BERTHOUFuture PavementD 25 FutureB PavementERTHOUD 25 BERTHOUDFuture Pavement 25 FutureB EPavementRTHOUD 25 BERTHOUD Gravel Gravel Gravel Gravel Gravel Gravel Project Project Project Project 7.1 miles Project 7.1 miles Project WCR 7 WCR 7 Gravel Utility Access WCR 7 Gravel Utility Access Gravel Utility Access Gravel Utility Access I-25 Access Point BERTHOUD I-25 Access Point BERTHOUD (Limited Access) BERTHOUD (Limited Access) BERTHOUD (Limited Access) BERTHOUD (Limited Access) BERTHOUD Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd I-25 Access Point I-25 Access Point 1.9 milesI-25 Access Point I-25 Access Point WCR 40 WCR 40 WCR 40 WCR 40 WCR 40 WCR 40 map not to scale Valley Road Bridge Future map not to scale Valley Road Bridge High Plains Blvd. map not to scale Valley Road Bridge High Plains Blvd. Constructed in 2021 WCR 42 WCR 42 WCR 42 0.25 miles 0.25 miles Roadway Surface Alignment Roadway Surface by others WCR 38 Roadway SurfaceWCR 38 WCR 38 WCR 38 WCR 38 WCR 38 Pavement Pavement Pavement Future Pavement BERTHOUD Future Pavement BERTHOUD Future Pavement Future WCR 9.5 Future WCRB 9.5ERTHOUD WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 7 WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR 13 WCR 13 25 25 25 WCR 9.5 WCR 9.5 Gravel Gravel Gravel Alignment Alignment Project Project 7.1 miles WCR 36 ProjectWCR 36 WCR 36 WCR 36 WCR 36 WCR 36 Gravel Utility Access Gravel Utility Access (Limited Access) 25 25 (Limited Access) 25 25 25 25 I-25 Access Point BERTHOUD BERTHOUD 5 miles BERTHOU5 milesD Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd Colorado Blvd I-25 Access Point I-25 Access Point WCR 34 WCR 34 WCR 34 WCR 34 WCR 34 WCR 34 WCR 40 WCR 40 WCR 40 The Problem 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.