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Front Street project to begin in summer
Phase one of the Front Street project moved one step closer to beginning Thursday when the Castle Rock Town Council voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Douglas County School District.
By By: Susan Dage-Ruby
Phase one of the Front Street project moved one step closer to beginning Thursday when the Castle Rock Town Council voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Douglas County School District.
The agreement provides for two improvements that will impact Douglas County High School and the town's work on Front Street, said a memo to the council from Becky Davidson, consulting engineer for the town.
The first phase of the project, Front Street will be widened to four lanes from Canyon Drive to the Wal-Mart Supercenter, said Stan Brown, director of public works.
The first part of the agreement allows the town and school to realign Liggett Street and the driveway to the high school's south annex so the intersection can have a traffic signal.
"It won't be a perfect 90-degree corner," Brown said. "But a shift of Liggett to the south and the driveway a little to the north will be adequate for the signal."
The decision to shift the street and driveway was to prevent impact on the school's tennis courts next to the driveway, said Bill Reimer, chief operating officer for the school district.
Front Street also will have a traffic signal on a proposed driveway into the high school that will replace an existing driveway, Brown said.
The relocation of the north and middle access into the school's main parking lot "will improve safety for the motorist on Front Street," Davidson said. "[It will] provide sufficient spacing from Scott Boulevard to allow for the [signal]."
The school district plans to build an access from Scott Boulevard to the east side of the high school for bus loading and unloading, the memo said. The agreement allows three years for the school to complete its plans.
The school district has not yet signed the agreement, Reimer said.
"We are still working with the town," Reimer said. "We should be able to meet the deadlines if we keep the project simple and functional."
The Scott Boulevard bus entrance was not part of the recent bond election, Reimer said.
In November, Douglas County voters approved the school district's request for $178.2 million in bonds to build 10 new schools and renovate nine existing schools in the next five years.
Construction on Front Street should begin this summer, Brown said.
The agreement provides for two improvements that will impact Douglas County High School and the town's work on Front Street, said a memo to the council from Becky Davidson, consulting engineer for the town.
The first phase of the project, Front Street will be widened to four lanes from Canyon Drive to the Wal-Mart Supercenter, said Stan Brown, director of public works.
The first part of the agreement allows the town and school to realign Liggett Street and the driveway to the high school's south annex so the intersection can have a traffic signal.
"It won't be a perfect 90-degree corner," Brown said. "But a shift of Liggett to the south and the driveway a little to the north will be adequate for the signal."
The decision to shift the street and driveway was to prevent impact on the school's tennis courts next to the driveway, said Bill Reimer, chief operating officer for the school district.
Front Street also will have a traffic signal on a proposed driveway into the high school that will replace an existing driveway, Brown said.
The relocation of the north and middle access into the school's main parking lot "will improve safety for the motorist on Front Street," Davidson said. "[It will] provide sufficient spacing from Scott Boulevard to allow for the [signal]."
The school district plans to build an access from Scott Boulevard to the east side of the high school for bus loading and unloading, the memo said. The agreement allows three years for the school to complete its plans.
The school district has not yet signed the agreement, Reimer said.
"We are still working with the town," Reimer said. "We should be able to meet the deadlines if we keep the project simple and functional."
The Scott Boulevard bus entrance was not part of the recent bond election, Reimer said.
In November, Douglas County voters approved the school district's request for $178.2 million in bonds to build 10 new schools and renovate nine existing schools in the next five years.
Construction on Front Street should begin this summer, Brown said.
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