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State study seeks C-470 solutions
A $5.6 million, two-year study to analyze alternatives to traffic congestion and safety problems on C-470, as well as future transportation needs in the south metro area for the next 20 years, has begun.
"I think everyone acknowledges that the congestion has grown on all the roadways, especially C-470, and we're looking at possible solutions, including widening in some form or fashion," said Thomas Schilling of Intermountain Corporate Affairs, a project spokesperson for the C-470 study.
By By:Tamra Monahan
A $5.6 million, two-year study to analyze alternatives to traffic congestion and safety problems on C-470, as well as future transportation needs in the south metro area for the next 20 years, has begun.
"I think everyone acknowledges that the congestion has grown on all the roadways, especially C-470, and we're looking at possible solutions, including widening in some form or fashion," said Thomas Schilling of Intermountain Corporate Affairs, a project spokesperson for the C-470 study.
The most congested stretch of C-470 runs from I-25 to Wadsworth Boulevard, and although the study will cover the entire length of the highway, officials from the Colorado Department of Transportation said they will focus a great deal of their efforts on this stretch.
James Brady of Wilson and Company, an engineering and architectural firm involved in the C-470 study, said research will look at families of solutions to the highway's problems. These families will include transit solutions such as extending light rail or commuter rail along C-470 and possibly more bus routes, as well as widening solutions including general purpose lanes, High-Occupancy Toll lanes, High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes and express toll lanes where every vehicle regardless of the number of occupants pay a fee.
The first step in the study, however, is to determine what the needs are for commuters on C-470.
By By:Tamra Monahan
A $5.6 million, two-year study to analyze alternatives to traffic congestion and safety problems on C-470, as well as future transportation needs in the south metro area for the next 20 years, has begun.
"I think everyone acknowledges that the congestion has grown on all the roadways, especially C-470, and we're looking at possible solutions, including widening in some form or fashion," said Thomas Schilling of Intermountain Corporate Affairs, a project spokesperson for the C-470 study.
The most congested stretch of C-470 runs from I-25 to Wadsworth Boulevard, and although the study will cover the entire length of the highway, officials from the Colorado Department of Transportation said they will focus a great deal of their efforts on this stretch.
James Brady of Wilson and Company, an engineering and architectural firm involved in the C-470 study, said research will look at families of solutions to the highway's problems. These families will include transit solutions such as extending light rail or commuter rail along C-470 and possibly more bus routes, as well as widening solutions including general purpose lanes, High-Occupancy Toll lanes, High-Occupancy Vehicle lanes and express toll lanes where every vehicle regardless of the number of occupants pay a fee.
The first step in the study, however, is to determine what the needs are for commuters on C-470.
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