The Colorado Department of Transportation and prime contractor United Companies will begin improvement to the US Hwy 50/285 intersection near Poncha Springs in Chaffee County on April 15. The project
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A presentation by Colorado Department of Transportation engineers to Poncha Springs trustees proposed a signaled intersection rather than a roundabout option for the north intersection of U.S. 285 and U.S. 50.
In the past year, a temporary traffic signal was put in place at the intersection to facilitate traffic flow from one highway to the other, following a CDOT signal warrant study.
CDOT engineer April Toledo presented study results that show a permanent signal would cost less, last longer and be more familiar to drivers than a roundabout concept.
She said with the traffic type involved, a signal would provide better traffic flow and could be adjusted as necessary.