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NEPCO Transportation Committee

January 2014 Update

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Transportation Committee Members

(est. Aug 14, 2013)

• Bill Clark• Louise Link• Roger Louden• Kelly McGuire• Larry Osgood• Anne Stevens• Bob Swedenburg - Advisor• Tom Vierzba - Chairman

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Establishing Relationships

• With El Paso County Public Safety• With CDOT– Setup to automatically receive all road, rail, and trail

updates affecting our region– Updates are mailed to our group email address

NEPCOtranscom@gmail.com• Have a complete listing of POCs for The Powers

Corridor Link• Attending El Paso County Highway Advisory

Committee meetings

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Tracking Projects

• County Line Road Project• El Paso County “105” from I-25 to Hwy 83• West Baptist Road and overpass (est. 2014)• Interregional Connectivity Study (ICS) (est. 2020)

– High speed rail from Ft Collins to DIA to Colorado Springs– Stations proposed in Monument and Briargate

• Advanced Guideway System (AGS) Feasibility Study– Maglev proposal from Denver Tech Center to the Eagle

County Airport (halfway between Vail and Glenwood Springs)

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Reviewing Studies

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ICS and AGS Proposed Route

Most “profitable” route is COS to DIA – Projected start is 2020, completion by 2026

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Proposed I-25/Powers Interchange

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Copper Ridge at Northgate

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2040 TRAFFIC ON THE 2015 EXISTING AND COMMITTED NETWORK

Source: El Paso County 2040 Major Transportation Corridors Plan – Oct 4, 2011

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Source: El Paso County 2040 Major Transportation Corridors Plan – Oct 4, 2011

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Source: El Paso County 2040 Major Transportation Corridors Plan – Oct 4, 2011

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Hazardous Tree Removal

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Hazardous Tree Removal

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Highway Advisory Committee (HAC)

• The Highway Advisory Commission was created to advise the Board of County Commissioners in matters involving policy and philosophy related to El Paso County transportation operations and activities.

• The Highway Advisory Commission member has the responsibility to review and comment on items and proposals specifically related to issues concerning the County's policies and philosophy on the management and operation of the Public Services Department's transportation operations and activities, and to make recommendations to the Director of Public Services and/or the Board of County Commissioners.

• Jeremy Milliman, District 1 (Tri-Lakes, USAFA and Black Forest) – Term expires in February 2014

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Volunteers Needed for Highway Advisory Commission• The El Paso County Board of Commissioners is seeking community-minded

citizen volunteers to serve as a Commissioner District 1 representative or Associate member to the Highway Advisory Commission. Commissioner District 1 includes the northwest portion of the county north of the US Air Force Academy, including the areas of Monument, Palmer Lake and Black Forest. Applications for the open positions are due by January 24, 2014.

• The Highway Advisory Commission considers highway and road needs throughout the county, and assists with establishing the construction priorities and corresponding budget for the county’s annual transportation project plan. It consists of nine regular members and three associate members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. Regular members serve for three-year terms.

• The volunteer application is located at www.elpasoco.com and can be accessed by clicking on the “Volunteer Boards” link.

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Questions?