SR 1 — Morgan County Road Improvements

SecondSENATE RegularRESOLUTION Session26-001 Seventy-fifthBY GeneralSENATOR(S) AssemblyPelton STATEB., OFBaisley, COLORADOBright, ENGROSSEDCarson, LLSFrizell, NO.Kirkmeyer, Liston, Pelton R., Rich, Simpson, Zamora Wilson.

R26-0345.01CONCERNINGDEMANDINGTHECOLORADODEPARTMENT Shannon Wheeler x4340 SR26-001 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Pelton B.,Baisley, Bright, Carson, Frizell, Kirkmeyer, Liston, Pelton R., Rich, Simpson, Zamora Wilson Senate Committees Transportation & Energy SENATE RESOLUTION 26-001 CONCERNING DEMANDING THE C OLORADO D EPARTMENT OF TTRANSPORTATION RANSPORTATION TO IMPLEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN MMORGAN ORGANCOUNTY. COUNTY .

WHEREAS, Pursuant to article 1 of title 43, Colorado Revised Statutes, theColoradoDepartmentofthe Transportation(CDOT)Colorado Department ofTransportation (CDOT) is charged with the maintenance ofofthe the state's transportation system;

and WHEREAS, For years, CDOT has failed to take significant steps to implement and fund maintenance projects for state highways in Morgan County, and as aaresult, result, most ofofthe the state highways ininMorgan Morgan County are in poor condition;

and WHEREAS,WHEREAS,Seventypercent Seventyofthe percent of the approximately 145 miles ofofstate state highway, excludingexcludingI-76, I-76,locatedinMorgan located in Morgan County, have low drivability life pursuant to a 2023 CDOT assessment;

and WHEREAS, Accordingly, seventyseventypercent percentofthe of the state highwayhighwaymiles miles in Morgan County have a drivability lifelifeofthree of three years or less, g 0 according to the 2023 assessment;

and EWHEREAS, dThe ,last Aassessment eof 1these Estate lhighway rmiles Shadingwas denotesconducted HOUSEin amendment.2023, and as such, the identified segmentsofstate highway with low drivability life in Morgan County likely have a year or lessof drivability life in 2025;

Doubleand underliningWHEREAS, denotesMorgan SENATECounty amendSeihas rbeen Capitalsignificantly lettersunderserved orby boldCDOT &through italicits numbersproject indicateand newmaintenance materialplanning; to be added tF existing law.

Dashesnow, throughtherefore, theBe wordsIt orResolvedby numbersthe indicateSenate deletionsofthe fromSeventy-fifth existingGeneralAssemblyof law.the State ofColorado:

FThat WHEREAS,Thelastassessmentofthesestatehighwaymileswasthe conductedSenate insupports 2023,the andMorgan asCounty such,Board theof identifiedCounty segmentsCommissioners ofindemandingCDOTto statereevaluateitsprioritiestoprovide highwayfunding withto lowundertake drivabilityroad lifeimprovement projects in Morgan County likelyand haveto aimplement yearthose orprojects. less of drivability life in 2025;

andBeltFurther WHEREAS,Resolved, MorganThat Countycopies hasofthis beenSenate significantlyResolution underservedbe byCDOTsent throughto itsShoshana projectM. and maintenance planning;

now,Lew, therefore, BeItResolvedbytheSenateoftheSeventy-fifthGeneralAssembly of the Stateexecutive ofdirector Colorado:ofCDOT.

ThatJames theRashad SenateColeman supportsSr. the Morgan County Board of County CommissionersindemandingCDOTtoreevaluateitsprioritiestoprovide funding to undertake road improvement projects in Morgan County and to implement those projects.

BeEsther Itvan FurtherMourik Resolved,PRESIDENT ThatOF copiesSECRETARY ofOF thisTHE SenateSENATE ResolutionTHE beSENATE sentPAGE to2-SENATE ShoshanaRESOLUTION M.26-001

Lew, the executive director of CDOT.

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