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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS TO
COLORADO BOULEVARD FROM E. 68TH AVENUE TO E. 70TH AVENUE
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Summary & Background
The City applied for and received a grant through the DRCOG/CDOT Safer Main Streets (SMS) Program. The City was awarded the grant in December 2020. The total amount of the grant is $2.72M. The City’s match for the grant is $680K. This grant program funds infrastructure projects that improve safety and accessibility along urban arterials, especially for vulnerable users who depend on a reliable urban street network, such as pedestrians, bikers, motorcyclists, transit users, the elderly, and those with disabilities.
The City's project consists of roadway improvements to Colorado Boulevard from E. 68th Avenue to E. 70th Avenue for the purpose of providing bicycle and pedestrian connectivity through sidewalks and bicycle paths to the light rail station near Colorado Boulevard and E. 70th Avenue. In addition, these improvements will provide an important pedestrian connection to the new Adams 14 Elementary School located on E. 68th Avenue. The anticipated outcome of this project is to improve efficiency and safety for pedestrians and bicyclists in the area.
The project scope includes design and construction of improvements to Colorado Boulevard from E. 68th Avenue to E. 70th Avenue including curb and gutter to the outside edge of the travel lanes. Multimodal facilities will be provided through a six-foot wide concrete sidewalk on one side of the roadway and a 10-foot wide bike path on the other side. Drainage improvements and street lighting will be include in the project.
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Joe Wilson, Director of Public Works
Staff Presenting: Brent Soderlin, City Engineer
Financial Impact: $3.4M - Commerce City portion is $680K.
Funding Source: $2.72M from CDOT and $6...
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