Pueblo County traffic counts are available to public usage. 

Here you will be available to download our data base with monthly updates.

After you Apply for a Road Access Permit, a Traffic Impact Study (TIS) can be required.

  • It is required to give us notice regarding your access construction start date.

  • You can do that through OpenGov  Access Construction Start Notice Link.

  • After you give us the Access Construction Start Notice, the final inspection will be scheduled in two weeks.

  • If you finish construction before the two-week timeline, you can request a final inspection by submitting  Access Construction Certification(which needs to be submitted before the final inspection) after completion of construction.

  • If you are not able to finish the work in two weeks, it is required to apply for the Access Construction Time Extension through OpenGov portal.

  • If you have a valid reason to request a time extension, we will accommodate your request.

 

What initiates a request for Traffic Impact Studies (TIS)

TIS can be required as part of the access permit procedure. It is recommended to contact us with more info on your project, and we will be able to give you more information if the TIS will be required (if yes, what will be the parameters).

Each development brings new traffic demand (for example, opening a restaurant in a new location will increase the number of people who want to visit the location).

Aldo development is generally good; it can also have a negative impact on traffic safety and the level of service on the public road (queuing vehicles does not allow visibility of the pedestrians, covering the private access point, public needs to wait for the green signal multiple times at the same traffic light).

Although our goal is the development of the County, a development that will have a negative impact cannot be allowed without remediation of the proposed newly created conditions.

How much development will influence the traffic depends on the location and type of development (an office that sells insurance online, with one employee, will have significantly less attraction(generation) than fast food with a drive-through).

Literature that needs to be used to estimate the traffic generation is the ITE Trip Generation Manual (Collection of the TIS from the US, according to land usage, type of development, size…)

 

Principles of preparing TIS

Traffic impact studies (TIS) are conducted to evaluate the effects of proposed development or transportation projects on the existing transportation network.

The principles of preparing TIS include:

1. Scope of the study: The scope of the study should be clearly defined, including the project location, the type of development or transportation project, the study area boundaries, and the time period for the analysis.

  • Depending on the location and type of development, the scope of the study (study area boundaries and the time period for the analysis) will be defined by the Pueblo County Public Works office with a TIS request.

2. Data collection: The study should include data collection on existing traffic conditions, including traffic volume, speed, and congestion levels.

  • Depending on the location and type of development, the interval and type of data collection will be defined by the Pueblo County Public Works office with a TIS request (two-hour traffic counts will not be accepted).

3. Analysis methods: The analysis methods used should be appropriate for the project and the study area. This may include traffic modeling, microsimulation, and capacity analysis.

4. Impact assessment: The study should assess the impacts of the proposed project on the road network, including changes in traffic volume, level of service, and safety.

5. Mitigation measures: The study should recommend mitigation measures to address any identified impacts.

This may include transportation improvements such as roadway widening, intersection improvements, or new transit services.

6. Evaluation: The study should evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures in addressing the identified impacts.

7. Communication: The results of the study should be communicated in a clear, concise, and concrete way to the stakeholders, including the public, decision-makers, and project developers (supporting files(Synchro, Vissim… need to be attached in the appendix).