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Bailey residents want to keep traffic light CDOT should solve more important bottlenecks on U.S. 285, they say BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. That was a common sentiment of more than 100 Bailey-area residents regarding the Colorado Department of Transportation’s plan to remove the traffic light at U.S. 285 and County Road 43. Residents at a community meeting on Saturday said CDOT officials weren’t listening to concerns that removing the light would harm area businesses such as the Loaf `N Jug, Delwood Square Liquors and Dollar General — that rely on tourist traffic, would be unsafe because traffic would be backed up in front of a fire station and would unduly impact
residents. They were concerned accidents in that area would be more severe. The residents said they have been talking with CDOT officials for more than 15 months and don’t feel they have been heard. So, they formed a group, SAFE285, to fight the planned construction. CDOT representatives, however, said they were responsible for all drivers on U.S. 285, including tourists, and the area has seen an increase in accidents. The department says the project had already been put out for bid, with the work to be completed by this fall. Richard Zamora, CDOT’s Region 2 transportation director, said he would take residents’ comments from Saturday’s meeting back to CDOT, and officials would need to decide on the project in the next two weeks. “We recognize this is not a perfect solution,” Zamora said. “We have a mission (to make roads)
northbound U.S. 285 within the town of Bailey that will provide acceleration lanes; and a milelong stretch between County Road 72 and Rosalie Road. The second project will, among other things, remove the traffic light at the County Road 43 interchange, add a median barrier, allow for free right turns at County Road 43 and lengthen the northbound acceleration lane. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE
safer for everyone, not just locals. I will have to take this back and have additional conversations. I do want you to know, if we move forward, we will not walk away and wash our hands of it.” The $1.35 million project, which is part of the Funding Advancements for Surface Transportation and Economy Recovery (FASTER) safety program, includes two sections: a half-mile stretch of
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