The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has announced that the intersection at US 85 and County Road 8 will be limited to right-in, right-out movements starting August 24. This decision comes after a series of recent crashes at the location.
According to CDOT, work on the restrictions will begin in the evening on August 24 and is expected to be completed by the morning of August 25. Nighttime construction will continue for several days to close off medians along the area and improve safety for drivers.
CDOT previously made changes at this intersection about a year ago by adding acceleration and deceleration lanes. However, as traffic volumes have grown, turning vehicles across US 85 has remained a safety concern.
“The intersection of US 85 and County Road 8 has been the site of several crashes recently which led the Colorado Department of Transportation to work with local officials to come up with a temporary solution by restricting movements there to right-in, right-out.”
“This isn’t the first fix CDOT has done at this intersection. About a year ago, accel and decel lanes were added, which helped but the turning of vehicles across the highway proved to be unsafe as traffic numbers increased.”
