21-13 - MULTIMODAL ACCESS CONTROL PLAN FOR US 50 & CO 135

The City of Gunnison has identified a need to develop a Multimodal Access Control Plan and evaluate the future cross-sections for US 50 between County Road 726 (MP 151.23) and Colorado State Highway 135 (MP 157.43) and on Colorado State Highway 135 from US 50 (MP 0.00) to County Road 8 (MP 6.08) in the City of Gunnison, Colorado and Gunnison County, a total distance of approximately 12.3 miles. The plan will be split into 2 segments; Segment 1 is on US 50 and Segment 2 is on Colorado State Highway 135. The City is working in conjunction with Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and Gunnison County on this plan. The future cross-sections may include bicycle lanes & access, traffic calming techniques, access consolidation, and/or road diet recommendations. Potential future signalized intersections will be identified. Recommendations will also consider anticipated future development projects changes in traffic volume on both highways. Findings of this analysis along with input from agency staff and public input through public meetings will help define the long term plans for US 50 and Colorado State Highway 135 in and around the City of Gunnison and will result in final adoption of an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the agencies documenting the outcomes. All work items will produce a final report taking all data and research into consideration to inform the creation of an Access Control Plan for US 50 and CO 135 produced to CDOT standards.