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| | | | | | | | ITEM/TOPIC: CDOT I-70 West Vail Pass Auxillary Lanes Project Update
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| | | | | | | | PRESENTER(S): Greg Hall, Public Works Director, John Kronholm CDOT Project Manager and Dick Cleveland, Vail Representative
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| | | | | | | | ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL: Listen to the presentation and provide feedback
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND: CDOT is conducting an environmental assessment and conceptual design for safety improvements, including installing auxiliary lanes on the eastbound and westbound lanes on I-70 on the west side of Vail Pass, from MM 180 to MM 190.Improvements in this project study area were included as a part of the preferred alternative CDOT selected in the I-70 Mountain Corridor Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (I-70 PEIS, a tier 1 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process). This presentation is an update of the progress to date and an invitation to a Public Meeting on December 13, 2018 from 4:30 to 6:30 at Donovan Pavilion. This meeting is critical to hear from the public regarding the potential impacts and mitigation required to eventually construct the project.
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| | | | | | | | STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Provide initial feedback to CDOT and encourage the public to attend as well as Town Council members attendance at the Public Meeting December 13.
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