Arapahoe County News – Improvements to Parker/Arapahoe Road intersection begin
June 21, 2010
Contact: Mindy Crane – (303) 757-9469, Cell- (303) 880-2136
Andrea Rasizer– (303) 795-4284, Cell- (303) 882-1909
OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND ON THE PARKER ROAD/ARAPAHOE ROAD INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
ARAPAHOE COUNTY – Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners held a groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of construction on the final phase of the Parker Road/Arapahoe Road interchange improvement project. The $32 million project will construct a grade-separated interchange that will carry Parker Road over Arapahoe Road.
“We have seen tremendous growth at this intersection in recent years and know it will continue in the future,” said CDOT Deputy Executive Director Peggy Catlin. “With this long-awaited and much needed project, a fully-functional interchange will be constructed, allowing for additional growth while providing an improved transportation facility for motorists.”
Currently, the intersection carries 110,000 vehicles a day and projections show that traffic volumes will increase to 170,000 vehicles a day by 2030. The grade-separated interchange will better accommodate the higher traffic volumes while improving safety and mobility.
The intersection will become a full interchange with ramps and limited traffic signals. Free-flowing traffic on Parker Road will benefit Arapahoe Road by eliminating the red light signal time on Arapahoe Road that is currently needed to provide for the Parker Road through movement.
In addition, the interchange, as a whole, will be designed to better handle traffic during peak travel times. The triple-lane ramp from southbound Parker Road to westbound Arapahoe Road will remain in place and a two-lane ramp from eastbound Arapahoe Road to northbound Parker Road will be constructed in the southeast corner.
Improvements to this intersection have been planned since 1998 when an Environmental Assessment (EA) was completed. In the 12 years following, Arapahoe County and CDOT have worked together to find funding for the project, completing the smaller phases along the way.
“When we discovered in 2001 that this project might not happen for another 30 years, it was unacceptable, so we set our sights on a different path for funding,” said Commissioner Susan Beckman, who has worked over the last 10 years to help Arapahoe County secure the funds necessary to begin the next phase of improvements to Parker and Arapahoe Roads. “Projects like Parker and Arapahoe don’t just happen. It takes a lot of hard work and tenacity to push them through to completion. I’m very proud of the Board of County Commissioners in Arapahoe County for never wavering in their commitment and for coming up with the entire local match of $9 million to make this project a reality.”
The first project was completed in 2002 when the triple-lane ramp was constructed from southbound Parker Road to westbound Arapahoe Road. The project was followed by a project in 2007 that constructed the ring road which intersects at Arapahoe Road and Lewiston Way, just east of Parker Road. This road will eventually be part of the off-ramp from northbound Parker Road to Arapahoe Road while still providing access to the businesses along the road.
The most recent improvements took place in 2008 and 2009 when southbound Parker Road was widened between Lewiston Way and the ramp to westbound Arapahoe Road. The project also constructed a sound wall as identified in the 1998 EA.
The total cost (design, right of way acquisition and construction) for all phases is $50.4 million, including $26.4 million in federal funds, $15.1 million in state funds and $8.9 million from Arapahoe County.
Hamon Constructors, Inc. is the contractor of the final project, which should be complete by the end of November 2011.
For more information about the project, visit http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/ParkerArapahoe. To receive e-mail updates about the project, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the icon in the upper right-hand corner. The link will take you to a list of items you can subscribe to including the Parker Road/Arapahoe Road project listed under “Projects.“
# # #
To Unsubscribe:
Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on Manage Your Account Page. You will need to use your e-mail address and password to log in. This service is provided to you at no charge by Arapahoe County, Colorado.
This complimentary message is being sent to opt-in subscribers who have requested to receive Arapahoe County News. If you do not wish to continue receiving these messages, click here to unsubscribe: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/Apps/selectalert/login.aspx
My Town Cryer
-
Recent Blog Posts
What’s Tweetin’?
- Denver Market Watch 01/19/2021derful “Changing of the Guard” mytowncryer.com/2021/01/19/den… 5 days ago
- Monthly Douglas County Colorado Stats 2020 mytowncryer.com/2021/01/12/mon… 1 week ago
- 01/12/2021 Denver Market Watch is Onederful! mytowncryer.com/2021/01/12/01-… 1 week ago
Links That Help
- Centennial Real Estate
- Cherry Hills Village Real Estate
- Denver Market Data
- Denver Real Estate News
- Girls' Lacrosse in Vail Colorado
- Great Schools Search Site
- Greenwood Village Real Estate
- HUD Homes For Sale
- Inside Denver Real Estate
- Kentwood Company Items of Interest
- Luxury Home Short Sales
- Mortgage Interest Rates
- Moving to Denver?
- News from Colorado Springs
- Search Denver Real Estate
- The Town of Cherry Hills Village
- Trinity Property Inspection
- U.S. National Debt Clock
- World Champion Women's Lacrosse – Caroline Cryer
Archives
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- January 2017
- April 2016
- July 2015
- June 2015
- April 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008