Growing population prompts need for growth plan

TELLER COUNTY, Colorado - CitiTech Systems, Inc. - Located between Denver and Colorado Springs, Teller County is experiencing a significant increase in population and with Cripple Creek, a National Historical Landmark with legalized gambling, the area has become a haven for tourists and folks seeking the “good life”. Almost 50% of the County is public lands, sporting some of the best hiking, horseback and biking trails, fishing and camping spots, and views that are “postcard perfect”.

Several years ago, county planners realized they needed a plan to manage growth. Although much of the County is rural, it’s the second most populated county per square mile in Colorado and expects an additional 22% growth over the next five years. New growth impacts on the infrastructure and Curt Logsdon, Teller County Department of Transportation Director, could see the writing on the wall. Most of their roads are gravel and citizens want them paved faster than the County budget would allow. Increased traffic was straining the road maintenance budget and, to integrate a road maintenance program into a paving program required a long-term transportation plan.

The County turned to TranSystems Corporation and CitiTech Systems to develop and manage transportation plan. TranSystems studied their future transportation needs with a focus on (1) the safety and capacity of the existing road system, (2) the County’s future travel needs and (3) the most cost-effective approach to maintaining the road system over the next 20 years.

“After reviewing several software applications”, said Patti Alberts, DOT Administrative Supervisor, “CitiTech Systems provided the best computer solution that implemented our plan and merged thousands of paper records, spreadsheets and sticky notes into a comprehensive system. This maintenance management software integrated Asset Management, Resource Management, Work Requests and Work Tracking into a single-entry software application that gave managers the tools they needed to track work, evaluate operations and manage costs.”

According to the 2020 Transportation Plan, With millions of dollars invested in the County’s infrastructure, Teller County is faced with the choice of preserving these key assets at a reasonable cost or deferring maintenance and having to prematurely replace them at a much higher cost.