SH 9 - Frisco to Breckenridge

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State Highway 9

Frisco to Breckenridge


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State Highway 9

Key Construction Segments(North to South)

Frisco to Swan Mountain Road

Estimated cost - $30M

Swan Mountain Road to Agape Church

Completed in 2008 at a cost of $5.6 MTiger Road to Agape Church - Next priority segment

Estimated cost - $8 M

Possible funding with FY 2011 funds fromstate FASTER bill (SB 09-108)

Coyne Valley to Tiger Road

Estimated cost - $4 M

Valley Brook to Coyne Valley

Under construction - $11 Million of ARRAfunds

Estimated completion in summer 2010

Roundabout Complete

Coyne Valley

Agape Church

Peak One Drive

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KEYSTONE


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Typical Cross Sections

Clear zone slopes & Construction phasing


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Valley Brook to Coyne Valley

Proposed Recreation Path Realignment

Wetland Mitigation Site


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Tiger Road to Agape Church

New 4-lane bridgewith Colorado Trail

Underpass

ExistingColorado Trail

County Bikepath

No highway crossingfor existing trail


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SH 9 Bridge Over the Blue River

New Colorado Trailand Underpass


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Tiger Road to Agape Church

Wildlife crossingOption #2

Wildlife crossingOption #1


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Wildlife Crossing Design


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Swan Mountain Road to Frisco


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Why Are Improvements Needed?

The existing two-lane roadway is currently operating at capacity, withyear 2030 traffic volumes expected to double.

Area transit is widely supported by the community, with a .75% Transit

Tax approved by voters to provide free bus service to nearly 2 million

riders per year. Transit can quickly lose its appeal as buses become

bogged in heavy highway congestion, but planned improvements to SH9

include bus queue-jumping at signalized intersections to provide an

advantage to transit users.

The accident rate for this segment of highway exceeds the statewide

averageinconsistent lane and shoulder widths contribute to this highaccident rate.

Population growth in Summit County has historically been greater than

the statewide and national averages, and this trend is expected to

continue according to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.


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Rationale for Accelerating Funding

1. State Highway 9 widening from Frisco to Breckenridge ranks #2 inpriority of 111 projects in the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan listof preferred projects.

2. The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Hwy 9 is completeand projects can be quickly brought to completion as they are

funded.

3. There is strong public support for this project, and publicparticipation in the EIS process was solid and extremely positive.

4. Smaller funding pots have been identified for segments of thehighway but the final phase, Frisco to Summit High School, is too bigfor the state funding to absorb.

5. 4 of the 6 segments have either been completed or funded forconstruction. The final segment needs federal support


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More Rationale

6. According to the "2nd Home Study" by the NorthwestColorado Council of Governments, tourism generates51% of the County's basic economic income. Thesetourism dollars are important not only to Summit Countybut to the State of Colorado.

7. Breckenridge Ski Area, in the White River NationalForest at one end of this congested corridor, sees over 1.5million skier visits annually.

8. State Demographer population growth forecasts forSummit County show an incredible 60% growth over thenext 15 years and a whopping 100% increase in areapopulation by 2035. Traffic growth on Highway 9 isexpected to reflect this growth in permanent population.


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