U.S. 34 will be widened west of Greeley’s 71st Ave.

GREELEY — The city of Greeley will soon have better access to Interstate 25, as U.S. Highway 34 bypass is set to undergo construction west of the city next year.
U.S. Highway 34, which runs from Interstate 76 through Greeley to I-25, and then west into the mountains, is made up of two-lane and four-lane sections. One of the two-lane sections, which extends 4.2 miles west of Greeley’s 71st Avenue, will be converted to four lanes in 1996.
The construction is essential for Greeley’s economic development, said Lyle Butler, president of the Greeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce.
“We’re the only city…