“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.