US 287 realignment, Northern Colorado (Glade Reservoir)

Started by Icyhot1111, December 10, 2024, 08:36:01 PM

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Icyhot1111

NISP (Northern Integrated Supply Project) plans to create a new water storage facility, Glade Reservoir, over the current alignment of US 287, between Ted's Place and Ingleside.  US 287 will have seven miles relocated to the East, according to the NISP website.

In an Oct. 3, 2024 decision, the Colorado Appeals Court upheld a lower court decision and confirmed the permit was properly issued, according to CPR News.  With this ruling, it sounds like the project has the courts OK to proceed.


JayhawkCO

Interesting. I wonder if that makes traffic there a little lower since the savings vs. I-80->I-25 go down.

jlam

Quote from: JayhawkCO on December 11, 2024, 02:47:38 AMInteresting. I wonder if that makes traffic there a little lower since the savings vs. I-80->I-25 go down.

Going off of the project map, it doesn't look like the new route would take much longer? If anything, it might save time


newyooper

Quote from: jlam on December 11, 2024, 11:14:10 PM
Quote from: JayhawkCO on December 11, 2024, 02:47:38 AMInteresting. I wonder if that makes traffic there a little lower since the savings vs. I-80->I-25 go down.

Going off of the project map, it doesn't look like the new route would take much longer? If anything, it might save time



Looks simple, but there is an impressive "hogback" ridge that they will have to tunnel through or cut through to get the road from the current valley over one valley to the east.  The above map even says "Hogback Ridge."  Sad to lose that valley.  Was my second favorite part of the trip from Laramie to Ft Collins.

ski-man

Many semi's and other travelers already take Owl Canyon Rd. off of I-25 as a short cut to miss Ft. Collins red lights and traffic. That route already by-passes this change of alignment. I am sure that route will get more crowded as this progresses in construction.

Elm

Here's a design plan for US 287 realignment from the NISP environmental docs.

There's a 3D visualization in this meeting recording from January 2023 (starting ~32:47), and a less detailed (road-wise) interactive map on the NISP site.

Two lanes with ROW for four, with a climbing lane near the north end. At the south end, it splits from the current route near Overland Trail, where it might have a roundabout intersection with the old alignment (now just Hwy 14). There'll be a realignment at Ted's Place to make Hwy 14 the through movement.




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