CDOT finally agreed to extend those travel hours and keep our local economy breathing during this construction. My family business can actually survive the next two years because of the pressure you helped apply. We have the win now but I will be watching the road conditions closely to ensure …
April 12, 2021
Final supporters
This petition is to raise awareness of the US HWY 50 Little Blue Creek Canyon Project traffic closure and the intense economic pressure that this will put on the Western Slope if the Colorado Department of Transpiration (CDOT) does not allow for better hours of travel going east and west on HWY 50. CDOT wants to improve Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison in the Canyon known as Little Blue Canyon. Please, sign this petition to support a proposal that will keep US HWY 50 open an extra hour on each open period per day, as opposed to the current proposal to have the road open just 2 hours hours in the morning, 1 hour at noon and 2 hours in the evening per day. Keep in mind that "open" means alternating single-lane traffic at slow speeds.
This project is needed, but the current proposal for this project could suffocate businesses throughout Southwestern Colorado. The project will take two years to be finished and during that time the road will only be open five total hours per day. Monday - Friday, during the project, the road will be open for single lane use in an alternating traffic operation at 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM and finally in the evenings at 5;30 PM to 7:30 PM. At all other times of the day, the road will be completely closed, until November of 2022. CDOT has stated that the best alternative route around the project is CO HWY 92. This detour increases travel time between Montrose and Gunnison by an hour and fifteen minutes. It should also be known that trucks longer than 65 feet are prohibited on travel on CO HWY 92, so larger trucks will be forced to travel to travel on Interstate 70 or wait for the short open intervals on HWY 50.
New Proposal: The proposal that this petition supports increases the lane operation an extra hour on each open period per work day. This new proposal will allow for more people to travel on the road, but more importantly, it gives longer intervals for emergency vehicles to pass through in the case of injury or accident. Heavy trucks bringing food and other supplies will also be able to travel the canyon to reach areas of Southwest Colorado without having to take Interstate 70 and suffer the increasing congestion. Most importantly, Southwest Colorado's economy will not bear quite as devastating an impact with this new, less obtrusive, proposal. Due to the increase in time the road will be open, this proposal will extend the project's completion to October of 2023. This extension in time does increase the estimated cost of the project from $38 million to $46 million. It is our belief, even with the increased in costs, that Southwest Colorado should not have their economy suffocated while it is trying to recover from a pandemic-induced recession.
Please, sign and show your support for the US HWY 50 Little Blue Canyon Project proposal that better aligns with Southwest Colorado's economic health.
The official project proposal can be found at http://www.us50info.com.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
My own business depends on this traffic flow and watching the numbers climb shows me how many families are feeling this same strain. We need to reach two hundred fifty signatures today to ensure the planning committee recognizes our urgency. Please take a moment and post this link on your social media pages right now to help us hit that target.
March 7, 2021
I have spent my mornings reading your stories about how these closures threaten your ability to work and get your kids to school. These accounts prove that the current plan ignores the reality of life on the Western Slope and I am currently compiling your feedback to present directly to the local representatives who have the power to challenge this timeline.
Reached 100 supporters
March 7, 2021
144 Comments
We have fuel trucks that travel back and forth between Montrose and Denver, also to Crested Butte and Gunnison to provide fuel delivery to our fuel stations. Abiding to HOS will be hard to do providing these hours of open time are not extended.
I am a daily commuter and due to the current schedule it turns my 8 hour days into an 11 hour day because I have to wait till 5:30 to make the last opening and daycare is also a problem as I can't keep my child at daycare till 6-7pm
We rely on this road to connect with the supplies of feed and livestock markets in Eastern Colorado. We also have livestock trucks coming from Gunnison which need access. These uses are necessary Mon - Fri, not on week-ends.
My wife and I live in Arrowhead and work in the valley. These opening times DO NOT ALLOW US TIME TO GET TO OUR JOBS ON TIME unless road conditions are perfect. OPEN THE ROADS AT 6am PLEASE and Thank you.
I have property in Arrowhead and had wanted to build there this summer. Because of the road construction contractors do not want to do jobs in the area or have to considerably raise their prices for lost down time. It has made it to where I am going to have to delay building our home there.
My life has been impeded on because of this construction. Literally can't make a living because of where I chose to live because of construction.
Agree the project needs to be done-travel in winter would be safer once it’s completed, however; open windows need to be extended
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CDOT finally agreed to extend those travel hours and keep our local economy breathing during this construction. My family business can actually survive the next two years because of the pressure you helped apply. We have the win now but I will be watching the road conditions closely to ensure …
April 12, 2021
Final supporters
This petition is to raise awareness of the US HWY 50 Little Blue Creek Canyon Project traffic closure and the intense economic pressure that this will put on the Western Slope if the Colorado Department of Transpiration (CDOT) does not allow for better hours of travel going east and west on HWY 50. CDOT wants to improve Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison in the Canyon known as Little Blue Canyon. Please, sign this petition to support a proposal that will keep US HWY 50 open an extra hour on each open period per day, as opposed to the current proposal to have the road open just 2 hours hours in the morning, 1 hour at noon and 2 hours in the evening per day. Keep in mind that "open" means alternating single-lane traffic at slow speeds.
This project is needed, but the current proposal for this project could suffocate businesses throughout Southwestern Colorado. The project will take two years to be finished and during that time the road will only be open five total hours per day. Monday - Friday, during the project, the road will be open for single lane use in an alternating traffic operation at 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM, 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM and finally in the evenings at 5;30 PM to 7:30 PM. At all other times of the day, the road will be completely closed, until November of 2022. CDOT has stated that the best alternative route around the project is CO HWY 92. This detour increases travel time between Montrose and Gunnison by an hour and fifteen minutes. It should also be known that trucks longer than 65 feet are prohibited on travel on CO HWY 92, so larger trucks will be forced to travel to travel on Interstate 70 or wait for the short open intervals on HWY 50.
New Proposal: The proposal that this petition supports increases the lane operation an extra hour on each open period per work day. This new proposal will allow for more people to travel on the road, but more importantly, it gives longer intervals for emergency vehicles to pass through in the case of injury or accident. Heavy trucks bringing food and other supplies will also be able to travel the canyon to reach areas of Southwest Colorado without having to take Interstate 70 and suffer the increasing congestion. Most importantly, Southwest Colorado's economy will not bear quite as devastating an impact with this new, less obtrusive, proposal. Due to the increase in time the road will be open, this proposal will extend the project's completion to October of 2023. This extension in time does increase the estimated cost of the project from $38 million to $46 million. It is our belief, even with the increased in costs, that Southwest Colorado should not have their economy suffocated while it is trying to recover from a pandemic-induced recession.
Please, sign and show your support for the US HWY 50 Little Blue Canyon Project proposal that better aligns with Southwest Colorado's economic health.
The official project proposal can be found at http://www.us50info.com.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
My own business depends on this traffic flow and watching the numbers climb shows me how many families are feeling this same strain. We need to reach two hundred fifty signatures today to ensure the planning committee recognizes our urgency. Please take a moment and post this link on your social media pages right now to help us hit that target.
March 7, 2021
I have spent my mornings reading your stories about how these closures threaten your ability to work and get your kids to school. These accounts prove that the current plan ignores the reality of life on the Western Slope and I am currently compiling your feedback to present directly to the local representatives who have the power to challenge this timeline.
Reached 100 supporters
March 7, 2021
144 Comments
We are full time Arrowhead residents. We are concerned about emergency medical care if needed and access to Gunnison because we own a business in Gunnison and need to be able to go there during the week.
We have fuel trucks that travel back and forth between Montrose and Denver, also to Crested Butte and Gunnison to provide fuel delivery to our fuel stations. Abiding to HOS will be hard to do providing these hours of open time are not extended.
I am a daily commuter and due to the current schedule it turns my 8 hour days into an 11 hour day because I have to wait till 5:30 to make the last opening and daycare is also a problem as I can't keep my child at daycare till 6-7pm
We rely on this road to connect with the supplies of feed and livestock markets in Eastern Colorado. We also have livestock trucks coming from Gunnison which need access. These uses are necessary Mon - Fri, not on week-ends.
My wife and I live in Arrowhead and work in the valley. These opening times DO NOT ALLOW US TIME TO GET TO OUR JOBS ON TIME unless road conditions are perfect. OPEN THE ROADS AT 6am PLEASE and Thank you.
I have property in Arrowhead and had wanted to build there this summer. Because of the road construction contractors do not want to do jobs in the area or have to considerably raise their prices for lost down time. It has made it to where I am going to have to delay building our home there.
My life has been impeded on because of this construction. Literally can't make a living because of where I chose to live because of construction.
Agree the project needs to be done-travel in winter would be safer once it’s completed, however; open windows need to be extended
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We are full time Arrowhead residents. We are concerned about emergency medical care if needed and access to Gunnison because we own a business in Gunnison and need to be able to go there during the week.