Agenda Date: 08/17/2021
Subject:
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Resolution 34-2021: Authorizing an amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Littleton and the Colorado Department of Transportation for the South Platte Canyon Road/South Lowell Boulevard (SH 75) and Bowles Avenue, and South Platte Canyon Road (SH 75) and West Mineral Avenue intersection improvements
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Prepared by:
Heather Ferrari, Executive Assistant, Public Works
PURPOSE:
Does Council support amending the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to accept $700,000 in additional FASTER funds for the design and construction of operational and safety improvements at the intersections of South Platte Canyon Road/South Lowell Boulevard and Bowles Avenue, and South Platte Canyon Road and West Mineral Avenue?
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenter(s): Keith Reester, Public Works and Utilities Director
Additional Presenter(s): N/A
SUMMARY:
The City of Littleton is a participating agency of the Platte Canyon Road Task Force, which also includes CDOT, Arapahoe County, Jefferson County, the Town of Columbine Valley, and the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG). This Task Force was formed to discuss issues related to operations along Platte Canyon Road between Mineral Avenue and Bowles Avenue. A Platte Canyon Road Feasibility Study was completed in 2015 to evaluate the operational needs of the corridor to address future development, including the potential expansion from a two-lane to a four-lane section and intersection improvements where necessary. The study found there was not an immediate need to expand the roadway but recommended making improvements at some of the key intersections, which included Bowles Avenue and Mineral Avenue.
Subsequently, based on the results of the Feasibility Study, CDOT identified the Platte Canyon Road and Bowles Avenue intersection as a safety concern that met the conditions for FASTER funding. FASTER (Funding Adva...
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