Agenda Date: 04/16/2024
Subject:
Title
Resolution 46-2024: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between the City of Littleton and the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, regarding cost sharing for the County Line Road (Broadway to University) Project
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Brent Soderlin, Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities
Brent Thompson, City Engineer
Presentations:
N/A
PURPOSE:
Does city council support an IGA between the City of Littleton and the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas County, Regarding Cost Sharing for the County Line Road (Broadway to University) Project?
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Safe Community; High Quality Governance
DISCUSSION:
The County Line Road Widening Project begins at South Broadway and extends along County Line Road approximates 1.5 miles east to University Boulevard. The project serves two municipalities (the cities of Littleton and Centennial), the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District, and Arapahoe and Douglas counties. From 2019 to 2023, the City of Littleton, City of Centennial, and Douglas County, and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CODT) have worked to advance the final design and acquire right-of-way for the proposed project.
The proposed improvements on County Line Road will eliminate one of the last remaining two-lane sections of the roadway and will reduce congestion delays, providing a more reliable roadway and resilient C-470 corridor which is necessary for continued economic growth. The project will also maximize the regional investment recently made on C-470.
The proposed project will be an improved four-lane, divided urban arterial with a raised center median and sidewalks, which matches the existing County Line Road template both east and west of the 2-lane section. The project's drainage improvements will resolve the Lee Gulch over-topping. A new traffic signal will be constructed at the Clarkson Street inter...
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