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CHAPTER I: SUMMARY <br />Description of Highway Improvement <br />The proposed project provides for the reconstruction of most of State <br />Highway 133 in Delta and Gunnison Counties, from a point just west of Hotchkiss <br />to the intersection of State Highway 133 and the Kebler Pass road near Paonia <br />Dam, some 26 miles to the east. The highway would be inproved to a modern <br />and safe two-lane facility, meeting Secondary Road Standards. <br />With the completion in 1979 of a paved road east of Paonia Reservoir, <br />State Hiohway 133 will become a major link between the Aspen-Carbondale-Glen- <br />wood Springs area and the Hotchkiss-Delta area. Due to increased tourist ac- <br />tivity and the major activation of coal mines in the North Fork Valley, this <br />facility is expected to carry an average of about 7,000 vehicles oer day by <br />\/ <br />1996. <br />The project will be an improved two-lane highway designed for 50 miles <br />per hour speed, with the exception of the Do Nothing segment of 0.6 mile in <br />Somerset. There will be one railroad separation and eight bridges. Most of <br />the right-of-way which will be acquired will he 100', except in Hotchkiss <br />where it will be 200'. In Section II, there is a possibility of interference <br />from steep cross slopes. If these areas are encountered, a 150' right-of-way <br />will be required. Relocating the highway away from the railroad and the Fire <br />Mountain Canal in the Bowie-Somerset area has been a major consideration dur- <br />ing the development of this project. <br />