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Southeast arterial earns nod from town council
Castle Rock Town Council has approved a preliminary alignment design for a southeast arterial connection.
By By: Alex C. Pasquariello
Castle Rock Town Council has approved a preliminary alignment design for a southeast arterial connection.
The road is one of three capital projects included in the Transportation Action Plan, a proposed $30 million no-tax bond issue on the April 2005 municipal ballot.
The road will extend Miller Boulevard, linking it with Ridge Road south of the Faith Lutheran Church with a "T" connection. The southeast arterial connection was originally part of a 1982 transportation plan establishing a ring road concept to connect the town's satellite communities.
The town's Transportation Master Plan, reaffirmed this fall, identifies the connection as a high priority project.
The extension will initially be built with two lanes at a cost of $5.2 million. Half of that initial cost will pay for improvements to Ridge Road, including sidewalks, turn lanes and traffic signals for safe access on and off the roadway.
"Fifth Street won't be able to handle future traffic without lengthy delays and the southeast arterial connection is a solution," Project Manager Bob Goebel said. "This road will provide better access between the southern and eastern portions of Castle Rock and allow Founders Village and Castlewood Ranch residents to avoid the Fifth Street railroad crossing."
Dan Liddle, a consultant with PBS&J Engineering, said the "T" connection south of the church was the option favored by a majority of residents in attendance at the September open house.
Town staff recommended the alignment because it was the safest option and required the least amount of land right-of-way acquisition. The alignment approval clears the way for public works staff to begin preliminary designs and right-of-way acquisitions.
The council on Tuesday also approved an amended agreement with the Clean Air Transit Co., the quasi-governmental agency that runs free shuttle service throughout the town. The new contract includes language allowing Castle Rock to receive federal grant funding for CATCO operations in 2005. The contract calls for Castle Rock to spend $273,990 on CATCO, an amount already included in the 2005 budget.
At the recommendation of Fire Chief Art Morales, council also adopted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management System as the emergency management plan for the town. The national system seeks to standardize the emergency management system used by first responders across the country. Compliance with the national management system is also a requirement for federal funding of local emergency response departments.
Contact Alex C. Pasquariello at apasquariello@ccnewspapers.net.
The road is one of three capital projects included in the Transportation Action Plan, a proposed $30 million no-tax bond issue on the April 2005 municipal ballot.
The road will extend Miller Boulevard, linking it with Ridge Road south of the Faith Lutheran Church with a "T" connection. The southeast arterial connection was originally part of a 1982 transportation plan establishing a ring road concept to connect the town's satellite communities.
The town's Transportation Master Plan, reaffirmed this fall, identifies the connection as a high priority project.
The extension will initially be built with two lanes at a cost of $5.2 million. Half of that initial cost will pay for improvements to Ridge Road, including sidewalks, turn lanes and traffic signals for safe access on and off the roadway.
"Fifth Street won't be able to handle future traffic without lengthy delays and the southeast arterial connection is a solution," Project Manager Bob Goebel said. "This road will provide better access between the southern and eastern portions of Castle Rock and allow Founders Village and Castlewood Ranch residents to avoid the Fifth Street railroad crossing."
Dan Liddle, a consultant with PBS&J Engineering, said the "T" connection south of the church was the option favored by a majority of residents in attendance at the September open house.
Town staff recommended the alignment because it was the safest option and required the least amount of land right-of-way acquisition. The alignment approval clears the way for public works staff to begin preliminary designs and right-of-way acquisitions.
The council on Tuesday also approved an amended agreement with the Clean Air Transit Co., the quasi-governmental agency that runs free shuttle service throughout the town. The new contract includes language allowing Castle Rock to receive federal grant funding for CATCO operations in 2005. The contract calls for Castle Rock to spend $273,990 on CATCO, an amount already included in the 2005 budget.
At the recommendation of Fire Chief Art Morales, council also adopted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Incident Management System as the emergency management plan for the town. The national system seeks to standardize the emergency management system used by first responders across the country. Compliance with the national management system is also a requirement for federal funding of local emergency response departments.
Contact Alex C. Pasquariello at apasquariello@ccnewspapers.net.
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