News & History

Project History

The City of Delta released a Request For Qualifications ("RFQ") for DESIGN-BID-BUILD SERVICES FOR: City of Delta, Alternate Truck Route (ATR) Bypass. The budget available for the construction is $15 Million

The City of Delta was successful in its quest for grant funding for an alternate truck route, receiving a $2.8 million award from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA).

Delta voters gave overwhelming approval to Measure 2A, approving funding for an alternate truck route. Approximately 77 percent of the voters said yes to the measure. The bond repayment will paid from an existing 1 percent sale tax dedicated to capital projects. The tally was 1,376 in favor and 412 opposed to the measure.

The first public meeting to show final design progress for the Alternate Truck Route project was held and The City announced the winner of the Name the Truck Route Contest. Jean Lemon was the winner and her submittal, Confluence Drive, becomes the official name of Delta's planned alternate truck route.

A selection committee chose the team of Stantec, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Austin Civil Group for the Alternate Truck Route project. City Council approved unanimously to enter into contract with Stantec Consulting Engineers, Inc. for the final design of the Alternate Truck Route at the December 18th regular meeting.

The City requests proposals from qualified firms to complete the full design plans and specifications for the preferred alignment of the alternate truck route as determined in the March 2006 routing study.

The City was awarded $500,000 from The DOLA (Colorado Department of Local Affairs) Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Program to help fund the next phase of the Alternate Truck Route Project.

The Delta City Council officially adopts the $100,000 Kirkham Michael/URS Corporation engineering study of the alternate truck route as the working document on the project.

Major Street Plan is formally adopted.

The location of a truck route is studied by numerous community leaders in a report titled Delta Retail and Commercial Master Planning Project. The three routes identified are the exact three studied in the Major Street plan re-write of 2000.

Mayor Harding refers to deciding a proper location for the alternate route.

Manager Schrock reports of recently meeting with CDOT about the possibility of an alternate route in the City.

A group of agencies and individuals write a report titled Redeveloping Delta's Commercial Corridor. The report included a concept map showing the exact route adopted in 2006.

There appears to be a letter to CDOT with attachments asking for money. While the full report referred to in the document titled Resource Team Report for Delta, CO Jan. 1982 could not be found, it does appear the issue of a truck route was previously studied as part of that report. In addition, the Comp Plan shown (no date) also speaks to the need for an "elimination of railroad grade crossings, the provision of easy truck circulation...". In addition, the Comp Plan aslo indicates a location for the truck route on the west side of town in the location of the recently adopted plan.

Letter from Gene Allen to CDOT about the possible truck route location. While he does not show a preferred alternative, it is clear that the route adopted in 2006 was one of the routes studied.

CDD Gene Allen explains a route on the west side of town, very similar to the route adopted in 2006.

Council holds a work session regarding the feasibility of a truck route. This may be the work session referred to in the minutes of March 11, 1981.

Rick Isom updates council on a tour taken regarding the possibility of an alternate route. Those attending include CDOT officials, merchants from Main Street, City officials, and the Downtown Development Board. No map was found but it appears the route is very similar to the one adopted in 2006.

Mr. Fowler complains about truck traffic congestions on Main Street due to Holly Sugar.