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Hampden Avenue Corridor Study (2018)
- Engagement:
– Hampden Advisory Team (Council office, CCD, CDOT, RTD) – 3 public meetings
- Key themes:
Hampden Avenue Corridor Improvements May 2019 Background Hampden - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Hampden Avenue Corridor Improvements May 2019 Background Hampden - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Hampden Avenue Corridor Improvements May 2019 Background Hampden Avenue Corridor Study (2018) Engagement: Hampden Advisory Team (Council office, CCD, CDOT, RTD) 3 public meetings Key themes: Comfortable and
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Corridor-wide recommendations
– Safety counter-measures – Raised median – Reduce pedestrian crossing distances
Background
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Improve Hampden from S. Dahlia St. to S. Parker Road (about 4 miles)
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Project highlights
- New pavement driving surface, marking and striping
- Rebuild 107 curb ramps to comply with ADA standards
- Bridge improvements
- Signal equipment improvement
- Fence repairs at Goldsmith Gulch
- Raised median installed between S. Monaco Parkway
and S. Tamarac Drive
- Improved pedestrian crossings
- Median cover - color patterned concrete
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Raised median installed between S. Monaco
- Pkwy. and S. Tamarac Dr.
Raised Median
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Closer look at raised median
Raised Median
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Benefits of raised median
- Leads to improved safety for pedestrians and motorists
- Refuge islands allow pedestrians to cross one direction
- f traffic at a time
- The FHWA and Transportation Research Board
encourage raised medians to reduce car crashes, decrease delays for drivers and reduce vehicle speeds
- n roadways
- Reduced vehicle speeds help to decrease the rate and
severity of crashes
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Hampden Resurfacing Project
Closer look at raised median
- E. Hampden Ave.
- E. Hampden Ave.
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Hampden Resurfacing Project
- E. Hampden Ave.
- E. Hampden Ave.
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Hampden Resurfacing Project
- E. Hampden Ave.
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Schedule
- Construction scheduled to start: late May/early June
2019
- Expected completion date: November 2019
- Cost is $7.6 million
- More information:
– https://www.codot.gov/projects/hampden- resurfacing-project
- Project contact:
– CDOT Region 1 Customer Service - 303-759-2368,
- ption 9
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Office Hours
- Thursday, June 20
- 4 pm – 7 pm
- Christ Community Church
- 8085 E. Hampden Ave.
(between Tamarac and Ulster)
- Opportunity to speak with CDOT and Denver Public
Works staff one on one about repaving and median project
Hampden Resurfacing Project
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Next steps for Hampden
- Elevate Denver Bond Project:
- Prioritize and scope remaining recommendations from
Hampden Corridor Study (DPW & CDOT)
- Move Hampden Corridor Multimedia Improvements bond