Thanks for reporting this. This is on our list of projects this summer. This is a deep culvert and will require a jack and bore to replace which will allow us to keep the road open while replacing the culvert.

Your concern will be passed on to the District Five (Bayfield) Team. For more information, please feel free to call 970 382-6420.

Thank you,

La Plata County

This appears to be a an issue that occurs within the City of Durango and not in La Plata County jurisdiction. Thank you for your response.

-La Plata County-

Thank you for your comments on our new SeeClickFix reporting website! Your inquiry is in the process of being delivered to the appropriate department for an accurate and effective response. We appreciate your patience while we are working out some details in the new SeeClickFix website.

this appears to be a an issue that occurs within the City of Durango and not in La Plata County jurisdiction. A good place to call may be the City of Durango Public Works Department at (970)-375-4800

Thank you,

-La Plata County-

This appears to be a an issue that occurs within the City of Durango and not in La Plata County jurisdiction

-La Plata County-

Thank you for your comments on our new SeeClickFix reporting website! Your inquiry is in the process of being delivered to the appropriate department for an accurate and effective response. We appreciate your patience while we are working out some details in the new SeeClickFix website.

this appears to be a an issue that occurs within the City of Durango and not in La Plata County jurisdiction. A good place to call may be the City of Durango Public Works Department at (970)-375-4800

Thank you,

-La Plata County-

This issue will be closed due to the fact that it is not in our jurisdiction. Thank you for your response.

-La Plata County-

Susan,
Thank you for the reply. You request falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Durango. They can be reached at (number would go here). Thank you for your inquiry and helping to maintain the health, safety and welfare of the citizens in our community

-La Plata County-

Jeff: "Section 42-4-1102, Colorado Revised Statutes, requires that speed limits are not to be higher or lower than the basic prima facie speed limits unless a Traffic Investigation has justified the change." The County completed a county wide transportation study in 1999 that included a "traffic investigation" speed study for all major county roads and the speed limits were revised at that time according to the study. To make additional changes to the posted speed limits requires an additional traffic study to determine the 85th percentile speed, the legal basis for establishing or changing the speed limit. All public roads in the county are classified according to one of the following; local road, minor or major collector, and minor or major collector. The road classification is based on the current and future volume of traffic, and CR 250 is classified minor arterial and minor collector. The prima facie 30 mph speed limit for a residential is typically limited to roads classified as a local road, or a road with less than 1,000 average daily trips. We will revisit the current posted speed limits on CR 250 to see if there is any justification based on a speed limit study to lower it.

Thank you for your response. I am hoping that the results of your speed study shows that it would be appropriate to lower the speed limit. If the study does not show that a reduction of the speed limit is a good idea then I am hoping that the sherrif's office will do some enforcement on 250. 50 - 60 miles per hour is way more that safety allows. I am looking forward to the results of your study.

Jeff: Please feel free to call or stop by my office any time to discuss your concerns about traffic on CR 250 or any county road. We share your concern and are always looking for innovative ways to mitigate increased traffic and higher speeds. We are open to suggestions, however in some cases we are limited as to what we can do by State statutes.

Jim Davis
Director of Public Works
La Plata County
1060 Main Avenue, Unit 104
Durango, CO 81301
Phone: (970) 382-6372
Email: jim.davis@co.laplata.co.us