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Congested roads with high accident rates, wildlife conflicts, mining waste polluting the streams, rockfall hazards, lack of communications for roadway users – a big problem for the citizens of Colorado.

The North Clear Creek Corridor Highway Safety Improvement and Environmental Mitigation Project is the result of a collaborative effort of federal, state and local agencies working together to make improvements to the corridor including the City of Black Hawk and continuing south for approximately 7 miles to the junction of SH 119 with US 6. Participants include the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Army Corps of Engineers, City of Black Hawk, Gilpin County and Silver Dollar Metropolitan District.

The North Clear Creek Mitigation Advisory Committee (“NCCMAC”) has worked together to allow the development of the project. It was one of more than 1400 applicants from across the United States that applied for the federal “Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery” application (“TIGER Grant”) in the fall of 2009. Even though this project was not one awarded one of the 51 TIGER Grants from the Federal Government in 2010, NCCMAC is dedicated to the North Clear Creek Restoration Project. Now the group is applying for the second round of grant money from the Department of Transportation. The TIGER II Grant is a $600 million competitive grant program for transportation projects. Applications are due this summer with grant selections expected in the Fall of 2010. Projects include roadway safety improvements and environmental remediation, stream restoration, a new multiuse path, rockfall mitigation, safety improvements, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and resurfacing on SH 119 and US 6.

Planning and development of projects for the North Clear Creek Corridor have been underway since 2007.

The goal of North Clear Creek Project is to:

    1. Improve safety, communication and access for tourist and local traffic in Black Hawk, Gilpin County
        and the surrounding area
    2. Improve water quality of North Clear Creek
    3. Establish brown trout habitat south of Black Hawk
    4. Respect the history of the area
    5. Provide improvements that consider the scenic qualities of the region