LA PLATA COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF BAYFIELD TO OPEN NEW COUNTY ROAD 501 BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATH

 

La Plata County, the Town of Bayfield, and the Colorado Department of Transportation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. for the new pedestrian and bicycle path along County Road 501. The shared-use path begins just north of the Bayfield Center Drive round-about on County Road 501 and ends just south of the Dove Ranch subdivision, a distance of 0.75 miles.  The public is invited and encouraged to attend the ceremony, which will be held near the south end of the path, just north of the Bayfield Center Drive round-about on County Road 501, next to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) sign. 

This project was the result of an intergovernmental agreement between La Plata County and the Town of Bayfield and a Transportation Enhancement Grant application that was submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) in May of 2006.  The completion of this project provides a direct connection from Bayfield High School located on County Road 501 to the system of paths currently owned and maintained by the Town of Bayfield. 

Federal funding was provided by a Federal Transportation Enhancement Grant of $57,067 and $220,342 from the ARRA, both administered by CDOT.  The Town of Bayfield contributed $35,000, and the remainder of the project funding and project management was provided by La Plata County.  The project design was completed by Loris and Associates at a cost of $94,000 and was constructed by CRG Construction, Inc. at a cost of approximately $340,000.

On July 2, 2010, the Town of Bayfield was awarded a Transportation Enhancement Grant in the amount of $56,000 to extend the trail to the north to connect to Dove Ranch subdivision and the Pine Valley Foursquare Church.  The trail extension project will commence in 2011.

For additional information, please call 970-382-6210.