Agenda Date: 05/05/2020
Subject:
Title
Resolution 38-2020: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Littleton and the Colorado Department of Transportation for reimbursement of costs associated with the Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue Operational Improvements
Body
Prepared by:
Brent Thompson, City Engineer
PURPOSE:
To approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Littleton and the Colorado Department of Transportation for reimbursement of costs associated with the Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue Operational Improvements.
PRESENTATIONS:
Staff Presenter(s): Brent Thompson, City Engineer
Additional Presenter(s): N/A
SUMMARY:
The intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Avenue is one of the most congested and highest accident intersections in the city. Today, approximately 90,000 vehicles per day travel through the intersection. This volume is projected to increase to 120,000 vehicles per day by 2040. In the future, traffic congestion is expected to worsen as development occurs both in the immediate vicinity and throughout the region. This intersection also has one of the highest number of accidents in the city, with 59 accidents recorded in 2017.
In 2018, in response to the severe congestion and safety issues, city staff and consultants began studying the intersection to develop both short-term and long-term solutions to ease congestion. An alternatives analysis for the proposed solutions was prepared which examined five short term at-grade solutions which ranged in price from $11M to $19M, and five long term grade-separated solutions with a price tag of $90M.
Recognizing that the long-term solution may involve a grade-separated interchange that has a steep price tag, staff has endeavored to identify solutions that can be implemented for a lower cost and in a shorter timeframe. To that end, in 2019, staff submitted a grant application for the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) administered by DRCOG fo...
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