Good Morning Storm Mountain,
We have a possibility of snow this week on Wednesday and Thursday. Please watch the forecast and prepare to travel safely.
At this time the National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Northern Colorado. Read details here.
Thank you,
Peers,
This week, both A-One and Foster Dirt will be working on the mountain. Please expect equipment on the access road each day this week
A-One is planning to finish the chip seal work on Tuesday Oct 9th. Work to start around 9am, with fog coating starting around noon. Work is forecast to be complete prior to the afternoon school pickup. Delays could be up to 20 minutes.
Foster Dirt will be completing final touches, applying mag chloride to specific high traffic areas and the access road. Delays should be minimal.
Please travel with care and give plenty of room to our contractors.
James
Peers,
--- Update ---
A-1 plans to complete the chip seal on Friday Sept 29, with clean-up and fog sealing on Monday Oct 2nd. We do not have any more precise times. We appreciate your patience
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A-1 did get started today, everything is staged, materials and crew all on site and up to the Tee, but luck didn't show.
The chip spreader had another mechanical failure, and it was too risky to attempt to chip seal with the fault.
We are working with the County and A-1 to get a new date, A-1 is working to get a mechanic up to mountain to fix the equipment.
We will post updates as they come in.
Storm Mountain PID
Hello Storm Mountain,
We have updates from the County, it sounds like AI has been able to address the mechanical breakdown and squeeze us back into their work schedule.
A-1 will start work either tomorrow, Wednesday Sept 27.
A-1 may be moving in material and equipment on Tuesday Afternoon.
Work Overview:
We have upcoming work on the Access Road: a new layer of chip seal will be applied. The work will take 2-3 days to complete.
The chip seal work will impact our commutes as portions of the road will be down to one lane. Where the Access Road is narrow, the road may be temporarily closed for safety while crews work the narrow areas. The contractor is authorized by the county to only permit local residents to travel on the Access Road during the first day of work.
The county is reporting the typically delay is should be less than 5 minutes, but could be longer depending on working conditions
We have asked the contractor to avoid closing the Access Road during major commute times, specifically school bus pick up and drop off times.
VERY IMPORTANT: The chip seal requires nearly 24 hours to fully cure. While we will be allowed to drive on the chip seal before it has fully cured, it is not advised. If possible, please avoid unnecessary travel on the Access Road on the first day of work. Not only is the freshly applied chip seal not great for your vehicle, it is also not great for the surface of the road. The chip seal will last longer if we all try to avoid unnecessary travel on it during the first 24 hours of curing.
We realize the Access Road is our only path on and off the mountain, and we all have commitments off the mountain, so the Access Road will not be closed during the cure time, but we ask that you plan accordingly and avoid unnecessary trips on the Access Road if possible. The road will be open for any emergency services if they are required.
We will send additional information regarding the exact date and times as soon as we have confirmation from the county.
Sharing the letter sent my the county for PID applications..
Our PID has 3 Positions up for renewal. Please apply if you have interest in serving on the Board. The selection of applicants is NOT by the PID board, but completed by the County Commissioners.
Good morning,
The Storm Mountain PID is now accepting applications for board members. Applications are due by Sept 29th 2023.
**UPDATE**
The chipseal work has been postponed due to rain in the forecast next week. An alternate date has not been scheduled yet. We will keep the community updated. Thank you.
Hello
Storm Mountain,
We
have upcoming work on the Access Road: a new layer of chip seal will be applied. Date TBD. The work will take 2-3 days to
complete, with the majority of the work completed on the first day.
The first day of chip seal work will impact our commutes as portions of the
road will be down to one lane. Where the Access Road is narrow, the road may be
temporarily closed for safety while crews work the narrow areas. The contractor
is authorized by the county to only permit local residents to travel on the
Access Road during the first day of work.
We have asked the contractor to avoid closing the Access Road during major commute times, specifically school bus pick up and drop off times. Wait times could be 15 – 60 minutes.
VERY
IMPORTANT: The chip seal requires nearly 24 hours to fully cure.
While we will be allowed to drive on the chip seal before it has fully cured,
it is not advised. If possible, please avoid unnecessary travel on the Access
Road on the first day of work. Not only is the freshly applied chip seal not
great for your vehicle, it is also not great for the surface of the road.
The chip seal will last longer if we all try to avoid unnecessary travel on it
during the first 24 hours of curing.
We
realize the Access Road is our only path on and off the mountain, and we all
have commitments off the mountain, so the Access Road will not be closed during
the cure time, but we ask that you plan accordingly and avoid
unnecessary trips on the Access Road if possible. The road will be
open for any emergency services if they are required.
We will send additional information
regarding the exact date and times as soon as we have confirmation from the
county.
Foster Dirt will be starting significant work on the Access Road this week. Please use caution while traveling. Expect intermittent lane closures, heavy equipment and haul trucks.
Thanks,
James Toland
