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Daniels Park Road shortcut is discouraged
Commuters who are trying to avoid Interstate 25 and U.S. 85 by driving Daniels Park Road are wasting their time, said county engineer Fred Koch.
By By: Christine McManus
Commuters who are trying to avoid Interstate 25 and U.S. 85 by driving Daniels Park Road are wasting their time, said county engineer Fred Koch.
"Through" traffic continues to build up on Daniels Park Road, said the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
"In most cases using Daniels Park Road as a shortcut is a bad idea. It doesn't take very many people to think of the same shortcut, so you end up transferring the congestion from the highway to Daniels Park Road," Koch said. "It ends up costing time instead of saving time."
Particularly during evening rush hour, traffic builds up on Daniels Park Road, waiting to turn off Daniels Park Road onto U.S. 85. Daniels Park Road stretches north from U.S. 85, connecting all the way to the east-west Wildcat Reserve Parkway in southern Highlands Ranch.
Koch said he met in Douglas County with two people who left Denver at the same time. One took Daniels Park Road, the other stayed on congested I-25. The I-25 driver got to Castle Rock first.
"As traffic on I-25 and U.S. 85 increases, people are inevitably going to look for alternative routes," said Sgt. Attila Denes, sheriff's office spokesman. "Daniels Park Road, while safe, is not exactly the best choice because it's a two-lane, winding dirt road."
The completion of Monarch Boulevard should alleviate Daniels Park Road traffic. Monarch will stretch between Castle Pines North neighborhoods and Highlands Ranch. The county is nearly finished constructing its portion of Monarch; the developer involved is still working on his portion, Koch said.
Pavement might hit Daniels Park Road as soon as two years from now, Koch said. But first, it will take one to two years of planning. The engineering department plans to start taking traffic counts on Daniels Park Road, Koch said.
Nearby Castle Pines North neighbors have been thinking of rallying support to apply for historic stature for the old dirt road, once a stagecoach route. Kit Carson's last camp site memorial is near the intersection of Daniels Park Road and Castle Pines Parkway. Native American spiritual grounds, buffalo, the Pretty Woman Road House and Denver's Daniels Park are also very close to the road.
"We know that area is near and dear to people," Koch said.
The county will try to mitigate traffic impacts, Koch said.
Commuter and construction traffic stirs up so much dust on the dirt road that scrub oak bushes beside the road are permanently brown, year-round.
"Through" traffic continues to build up on Daniels Park Road, said the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.
"In most cases using Daniels Park Road as a shortcut is a bad idea. It doesn't take very many people to think of the same shortcut, so you end up transferring the congestion from the highway to Daniels Park Road," Koch said. "It ends up costing time instead of saving time."
Particularly during evening rush hour, traffic builds up on Daniels Park Road, waiting to turn off Daniels Park Road onto U.S. 85. Daniels Park Road stretches north from U.S. 85, connecting all the way to the east-west Wildcat Reserve Parkway in southern Highlands Ranch.
Koch said he met in Douglas County with two people who left Denver at the same time. One took Daniels Park Road, the other stayed on congested I-25. The I-25 driver got to Castle Rock first.
"As traffic on I-25 and U.S. 85 increases, people are inevitably going to look for alternative routes," said Sgt. Attila Denes, sheriff's office spokesman. "Daniels Park Road, while safe, is not exactly the best choice because it's a two-lane, winding dirt road."
The completion of Monarch Boulevard should alleviate Daniels Park Road traffic. Monarch will stretch between Castle Pines North neighborhoods and Highlands Ranch. The county is nearly finished constructing its portion of Monarch; the developer involved is still working on his portion, Koch said.
Pavement might hit Daniels Park Road as soon as two years from now, Koch said. But first, it will take one to two years of planning. The engineering department plans to start taking traffic counts on Daniels Park Road, Koch said.
Nearby Castle Pines North neighbors have been thinking of rallying support to apply for historic stature for the old dirt road, once a stagecoach route. Kit Carson's last camp site memorial is near the intersection of Daniels Park Road and Castle Pines Parkway. Native American spiritual grounds, buffalo, the Pretty Woman Road House and Denver's Daniels Park are also very close to the road.
"We know that area is near and dear to people," Koch said.
The county will try to mitigate traffic impacts, Koch said.
Commuter and construction traffic stirs up so much dust on the dirt road that scrub oak bushes beside the road are permanently brown, year-round.
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