Weld County Road 74 ACP

The Weld County Road 74 Access control plan was created by a joint effort between the Towns of Eaton and Severance, and Weld County. WCR 74/Harmony Road is a key east-west corridor connecting Interstate I-25 to the west, to State Highway 392 to the east. In Weld County, the corridor travels through the incorporated municipalities of Windsor, Severance, and Eaton. This plan will focus on the approximately 11-mile section of WCR 74/ Harmony Road between State Highway 257 to the west, and WCR 39 to the east. This section of the corridor is split between three jurisdictions; Eaton, Severance and Weld County. The ACP has been adopted by all three jurisdictions.

The main purpose of the WCR 74 ACP is to maintain and enhance safety and mobility while also providing reasonable access to adjoining properties as growth and development occur over time. Roadway safety is the primary reason for managing access on the corridor.

WCR 74 Access Control Plan(PDF, 6MB)

Access Inventory(PDF, 8MB)

Goals of the ACP

• Provide safe, effective, and efficient access to County Road 74.
• Maintain the functional integrity of the corridor by reducing traffic conflicts and improving traffic flow.
• Promote economic vitality along the corridor by promoting the efficient movement of goods and people.
• Protect infrastructure investments along the corridor.
• Coordinate development, improvements, access, design standards, and other issues among jurisdictions.
• Develop a plan that preserves the safety of the corridor by eliminating, relocating, consolidating, or reconfiguring unsafe accesses.
• Limit direct access to the corridor by locating accesses on local and collector roadways where feasible.
• Clarify policies for access and ensure that private property is entitled to reasonable access to the corridor.
• Identify where future traffic signals/roundabouts may be located.
• Provide a plan that can be implemented in phases as funding allows.
• Coordinate community project priorities along the corridor.
• Support development of alternative modes of transportation and improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists who use the corridor.

Access Control Strategies

The following access control techniques are applied to existing locations to refine and ultimately reduce the number of access points on County Road 74 as future development occurs:

• Elimination – Access points may be removed at unsafe locations, where there are more than two existing access points for a parcel, or where spacing requirements are not met.
• Relocation – Access points may be relocated to meet spacing requirements or align with other access points.
• Consolidation / Shared Access – Access points in close proximity may be consolidated into a single location and/or shared between adjoining developments. This often requires cooperation between neighboring property owners.
• Movement Conversion / Reconfiguration – Allowable vehicular movements at some existing access points may be reduced to meet safety and mobility objectives. One example might be a location with full access into and out of a driveway that is reduced to a right-in, right-out configuration.