Agenda Date: 05/21/2019
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Resolution 28-2019: Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Littleton and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) 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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Presented By:
Keith Reester, Public Works Director
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support entering into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) for reimbursement of costs associated with constructing two intersection improvements at South Platte Canyon Road/South Lowell Boulevard (SH 75) and Bowles Avenue, and South Platte Canyon Road (SH 75) and West Mineral Avenue which includes upgrading traffic signals, analyzing both intersections for safety concerns, upgrading pedestrian facilities, minor paving and striping as needed, and minor landscaping as required?
BACKGROUND:
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 F...
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