It’s critical that residents know what their Mesa County government is doing to address and support our community through public services.
This video highlights some of Mesa County’s essential services that keep our community healthy and safe through road and bridge, landfill, and animal services. For a full list of Mesa County departments and the services they provide, visit mesacounty.us.
Why are road and bridge services critical?
Roads are a critical part of Mesa County's transportation system – they support economic development and improve quality of life by the efficient movement of goods and the mobility of people. Roads influence growth patterns and economic activity by providing access to businesses, land, and schools.
Mesa County provides residents with a road and bridge system that is planned, constructed, preserved, and maintained to maximize infrastructure life at minimum long-term cost and ensure a safe and efficient transportation system.
Mesa County maintains approximately 1,400 miles of roads and over 200 bridges in the County's unincorporated areas outside cities.
This road system supports people traveling to work, school, and recreation. Other users include businesses and farmers delivering goods and services and emergency responders, reaching people who need assistance.
The system also provides pathways for essential public utilities. Unincorporated-area roads are part of a more extensive regional transportation network.
The regional network of roads, bridges, and trails carries people and goods throughout the region and connects the Grand Valley to the other areas. These roads must be safe, reliable, and efficient to accommodate commuters, commercial truck traffic, visitors, cyclists, and pedestrians.
According to the regional travel model, maintained by the Regional Transportation Planning Office, over 4.32 million daily vehicle miles are traveled (VMT) using the region's transportation system. Daily VMT is the daily sum of the miles traveled by all vehicles over an average day. However, the modeled roadway network excludes residential streets and many minor collectors. With the addition of travel on residential streets and other local roads, daily VMT is even higher.
Mesa County's on-system state roadways carried approximately 2.2 million vehicle miles traveled each day in 2018. These highway segments include Interstate 70, Interstate Business Loop (I-70B), US Highway 6, US Highway 50, CO Highway 141, and CO Highway 340.
County roads and bridges have been built over many generations, are highly used, and require maintenance and improvements. The amount of revenue available for transportation projects and road maintenance this year for Mesa County is about $26.5 million.
Mesa County aims to be a good steward of the County's road system by maintaining roads with the proper treatment, at the right time, in the right way, with the funds available.
Each year, Mesa County completes maintenance work to keep the road surface in good repair, extend the life of the pavement, and take care of all roadway assets.
Why is the landfill essential?
The Mesa County Landfill is a highly engineered facility operating under strict federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment.
The landfill operates under multiple layers of prevention and protection that isolate waste from the environment. The staff operates the landfill to protect, monitor, and manage the potential impact on groundwater, stormwater, and air while offering a viable disposal solution.
The landfill can safely handle solid waste, yard waste, hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste, land clearing debris, some industrial wastes, and treated medical waste.
The Mesa County Landfill plays a vital role as a viable disposal option for our economy and well-being.
Why are animal services important?
Mesa County Animal Services enforces animal ordinances that protect the safety and welfare of the people and pets of Mesa County. They collaborate with animal welfare agencies to rehome pets and to provide community education promoting responsible pet ownership.
They also keep diseases away by adequately treating and preventing infection at the shelter and in the community.
This video highlights some of Mesa County’s essential services that keep our community healthy and safe through road and bridge, landfill, and animal services. For a full list of Mesa County departments and the services they provide, visit mesacounty.us.
Why are road and bridge services critical?
Roads are a critical part of Mesa County's transportation system – they support economic development and improve quality of life by the efficient movement of goods and the mobility of people. Roads influence growth patterns and economic activity by providing access to businesses, land, and schools.
Mesa County provides residents with a road and bridge system that is planned, constructed, preserved, and maintained to maximize infrastructure life at minimum long-term cost and ensure a safe and efficient transportation system.
Mesa County maintains approximately 1,400 miles of roads and over 200 bridges in the County's unincorporated areas outside cities.
This road system supports people traveling to work, school, and recreation. Other users include businesses and farmers delivering goods and services and emergency responders, reaching people who need assistance.
The system also provides pathways for essential public utilities. Unincorporated-area roads are part of a more extensive regional transportation network.
The regional network of roads, bridges, and trails carries people and goods throughout the region and connects the Grand Valley to the other areas. These roads must be safe, reliable, and efficient to accommodate commuters, commercial truck traffic, visitors, cyclists, and pedestrians.
According to the regional travel model, maintained by the Regional Transportation Planning Office, over 4.32 million daily vehicle miles are traveled (VMT) using the region's transportation system. Daily VMT is the daily sum of the miles traveled by all vehicles over an average day. However, the modeled roadway network excludes residential streets and many minor collectors. With the addition of travel on residential streets and other local roads, daily VMT is even higher.
Mesa County's on-system state roadways carried approximately 2.2 million vehicle miles traveled each day in 2018. These highway segments include Interstate 70, Interstate Business Loop (I-70B), US Highway 6, US Highway 50, CO Highway 141, and CO Highway 340.
County roads and bridges have been built over many generations, are highly used, and require maintenance and improvements. The amount of revenue available for transportation projects and road maintenance this year for Mesa County is about $26.5 million.
Mesa County aims to be a good steward of the County's road system by maintaining roads with the proper treatment, at the right time, in the right way, with the funds available.
Each year, Mesa County completes maintenance work to keep the road surface in good repair, extend the life of the pavement, and take care of all roadway assets.
Why is the landfill essential?
The Mesa County Landfill is a highly engineered facility operating under strict federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment.
The landfill operates under multiple layers of prevention and protection that isolate waste from the environment. The staff operates the landfill to protect, monitor, and manage the potential impact on groundwater, stormwater, and air while offering a viable disposal solution.
The landfill can safely handle solid waste, yard waste, hazardous waste, construction and demolition waste, land clearing debris, some industrial wastes, and treated medical waste.
The Mesa County Landfill plays a vital role as a viable disposal option for our economy and well-being.
Why are animal services important?
Mesa County Animal Services enforces animal ordinances that protect the safety and welfare of the people and pets of Mesa County. They collaborate with animal welfare agencies to rehome pets and to provide community education promoting responsible pet ownership.
They also keep diseases away by adequately treating and preventing infection at the shelter and in the community.