Title
A Resolution Authorizing the City of Colorado Springs to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Regarding Design Planning of the East US Highway 24 and Peterson Road/Boulevard Interchange Improvements
Presenter:
Gayle Sturdivant, P.E., City Engineer/Deputy Public Works Director
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Summary:
The City of Colorado Springs, Department of Public Works (City) will take on the role as the lead agency for the US Hwy 24 and Peterson Road/Boulevard Interchange Improvements on behalf of the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), El Paso County Department of Public Works, and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). PPACG has obtained a federal grant to assist with the engineering effort and will reimburse the City for costs incurred up to the grant amount. Future grants and other appropriated funds may also be used to advance the project.
Background:
In September 2020, the City began collaborating with PPACG, CDOT, El Paso County and Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) to improve the interchange configuration outside of PSFB's north gate at US Hwy 24 and Peterson Road/Boulevard. The interchange also provides access to non-base related commercial/retail businesses and El Paso County residents. Based on these efforts, the recommended improvements should separate the base traffic from non-base traffic at a new roundabout while providing bike, pedestrian, and transit access where none exist today. CDOT previously completed a Planning and Environmental Linkage study which identified the need to improve traffic operations and to close gaps in the multimodal infrastructure. Further collaboration with stakeholders recommended a pair of roundabouts at the ramp terminus with improved bike and pedestrian facilities connecting to the infrastructure to the north (shown in Concept of PSFB Hwy24 Interchange Design).
Funding strategies for the interchange improvements were discussed and included, but ...
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