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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH DAVID EVANS AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR THE E. 96TH AVENUE WIDENING FROM CHAMBERS ROAD TO TOWER ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
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Summary and Background
96th Avenue was identified within the City of Commerce City’s 2010 Transportation Master Plan as a recommended candidate for highway widening to provide capacity improvements. 96th Avenue is classified as a minor arterial throughout the study area, and was subsequently planned to be a four-lane roadway with a landscaped median. The two westbound lanes were constructed in 2013 from Chambers Road to Tower Road.
On August 15, 2022, City Council approved a resolution awarding a contract for design and preconstruction services for the 96th Avenue Widening Project. Staff worked with the design contractor on the design of the project until July of 2024. The Project will construct the planned landscaped median and the two eastbound lanes. The construction will include: (1) street lighting, (2) storm sewer infrastructure, (3) drainage improvements, (4) traffic signals at Chambers Road, Landmark Drive, Reunion Parkway/Telluride Street, and modifications to the Tower Road traffic signal, (5) landscaped medians, (6) irrigation, and (7) installation of pull boxes and conduits for a future City fiber optic backbone that will connect all of the City’s traffic signals and cameras to the City’s traffic command center. In addition to the roadway improvements that the City needs, South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (SACWSD) intends to install a 12-inch irrigation water line, a 12-inch potable water line, a 2-inch fiber line, and a 36-inch water transmission line. An intergovernmental agreement between SACWSD and the City, is currently being negotiated to outline the funding approach for SACWSD’s portion of the project and is anticipated to come before Council for approval in December of 2024.
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