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Public Affairs Focus Areas

Traffic in and out of Aspen has long been a conversation affecting our local workforce, businesses and their customers, and visitors to the region.

The Aspen City Council is in continuing discussions regarding Highway 82's traffic configuration and the lifeline of the Castle Creek Bridge.

ACRA PUBLIC COMMENT LETTER

On behalf of ACRA's membership and Public Affairs Committee, ACRA has submitted a letter for public comment to the Aspen City Council summarizing business sentiment regarding the Castle Creek Bridge, and providing data on the commuter experience of our workforce. See the letter in the link below.

View Letter

Entrance to Aspen Record of Decision

The Colorado Department of Transportation produced a record of decision in 1998 regarding improvements to the entrance to Aspen. See the published record of decision here.

2024 Jacobs Engineering Reports

To review Jacobs' Engineering 2024 reports, go to the City of Aspen's page: Document Library folder for Jacobs Analysis

City of Aspen voting record

Elements of the Record of Decision have gone before Aspen voters numerous times. See the City of Aspen's summary here.

2017 Upper Valley Mobility Study

The Aspen Institute led the charge to open up a mobility conversation in 2017. See the full report here.

Castle Creek Bridge Outreach

In 2023 the City of Aspen collected feedback during an outreach campaign informing the public of the lifespan of the Castle Creek Bridge. You can see a summary of the information and feedback here.

Castle Creek Bridge Feasibility Study

On direction of Aspen City Council, Jacobs Engineering independently evaluated the existing Castle Creek Bridge during the last week of November to help identify critical issues that the community and Council requested in 2023. The consulting team is evaluating the feasibility of either rehabilitating or replacing the State Highway 82 (SH 82) bridge over Castle Creek and Power Plant Road. The full feasibility assessment is available here.

You can watch the full presentation from Jacobs Engineering to Aspen City Council below.