Larimer County has established a signing program that provides identification and directional information within the public right-of-way for public entities and / or private businesses providing services to tourists, travelers and visitors not residing in the immediate area.
The program is comprised of two components:
People want to feel safe in their neighborhoods; they want to feel their streets are reasonably safe for all modes of transportation, including vehicles, walking, bicycling, horseback riding, etc.
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Crash data are collected and used to monitor trends and problem locations on Larimer County maintained roadways. An interactive map showing crashes is available in Road Information Locator. Crashes are shown for the current year along with the previous three calendar years. Most crashes are available in the map within two months following the crash. Crashes on roadways not maintained by Larimer County are not tracked by Larimer County.
Signs should be used only where warranted by facts and field studies. Signs are essential where special regulations apply at specific places or at specific times only or where hazards are not self-evident. They also give information as to highway routes, directions, destinations and points of interest. Signs ordinarily are not needed to confirm rules of the road.
There are two types of improvement districts that are available to Colorado residents under state statutes (State Statute 30-20-Part 5-County Public Improvement District Act and State Statute 30-20-Part 6-Local Improvement Districts-Counties):
The Traffic Section of the Engineering Department is responsible for speed limits, changing or adding traffic signs, administrating the pavement marking program, collecting traffic volume data, keeping accident report records, and performing various traffic studies.
