Weld County Road 49 Extension – North Alignment
The Weld County 2035 Transportation Plan recognized the importance of extending Weld County Road 49 (WCR 49) north of SH 34 as a significant transportation corridor. WCR 49 is a strategic haul route through Weld County and serves as a parallel arterial road to US 85. As a result, Weld County is analyzing the feasibility to extend this major transportation corridor north to WCR 60.5 (SH263).
Weld County is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants for design services for approximately 3.0 miles of roadway and bridges over the Cache La Poudre River and Ogilvy ditch. The new roadway begins approximately 2 miles west of Kersey, and ends just east of the Greeley/Weld Airport. Please refer to the updated alignment study found on this webpage. In addition, the Request For Proposal (RFP) can be found on the Purchasing Department’s webpage.
Weld County Road 49 Access Control Plan
Weld County has a new transportation planning project underway and it is to develop an access control plan along Weld County Road 49 (WCR 49), also known as the Kersey Road or the Keenesburg cut-off. This project is a collaborative effort between Weld County, Kersey, Hudson, and Keenesburg.
The project scope encompasses WCR 49 from SH 34 south to I-76 in Hudson. This planning project was a recommendation from the recently adopted Weld County 2035 Transportation Plan, which recognizes this road as a major travel corridor and truck route.
The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is made of staff from all four communities. The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) consists of the following elected officials:
* Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner
* Neal Pontius, Hudson Mayor
* Danny Kipp, Keenesburg Mayor
* Jay Pier, Kersey Trustee
* Coralie Slusher, Kersey Trustee
The groups will meet monthly to work on developing the plan by summer 2012. A planning process will be established, which includes open houses for community input and feedback. Future dates of open houses will be posted here on the website. 
The goal of the ACP is to preserve the functional integrity (safety, capacity, and mobility) of WCR 49 in order to efficiently move people and goods along the corridor in the safest manner possible.
The purpose of this planning effort is to work closely with residents, property owners, local government agencies and the business community to develop a detailed, long-range Access Control Plan for WCR 49. The plan will evaluate traffic accidents, congestion, and sight distances as well as make recommendations for future improvements, such as access modifications, and road/intersection improvements.
Some ACP objectives include:
* Improve traffic flow
* Reduce traffic conflicts
* Improve traffic safety
* Provide appropriate access to adjacent properties
Weld County Smart Energy Plan
The Weld County Natural Gas Coalition has developed a “Smart Energy Plan” to utilize Natural Gas as “the” alternative transportation fuel! For more information, please visit the website: www.weldsmartenergy.org.
Regional Transportation Planning
Three different Transportation Planning Region boundaries are in Weld County. The North Front Range MPO, Denver Regional Council of Governments MPO, and Upper Front Range TPR. Please refer to the TPR boundary map for graphic representation. A link to all the agencies sites can be found on this page.
