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Littleton council approves $1.5M bridge-fence repairs with $137,700 public-art addition
Summary
Council approved change order number 1 to Hallmark Inc.'s work order for fence and retaining wall repairs on Prince St., Main St., and Alamo Ave. The change order covers higher material costs, additional steel to fit curved panels, erosion control and a proposed stencil art treatment priced at $137,700.
The Littleton City Council on Sept. 2 approved a change order for the Prince Street, Main Street and Alamo Avenue bridge fence repairs project that increases the work order to include higher material costs, additional steel, required erosion control and a decorative stencil art treatment.
The contractor, Hallmark Inc., had initially been selected under an on-call agreement. Assistant City Engineer Kimberly Dahl told council the work order’s four components are higher material costs ($30,008.68), additional steel to fill gaps produced by bridge curvature ($18,450.00), erosion control ($1,200) and the preferred art option ($137,700). She said the contractor agreed to hold the new material prices for the duration of the project.
Why it matters: the project repairs fence and retaining walls above railroad tracks and installs electric and fiber conduit. The art treatment would be a metal stencil welded to the fence, painted a single color, and placed behind the pedestrian railing as a relief panel. Dahl said the art option selected by the Littleton Downtown Development Authority and the arts representative was a stretched “mountain/sea” motif.
Public and council discussion centered on cost, color and process. Council members asked whether the arts and culture board had reviewed the design; staff said staff consulted one representative and offered to seek the full board’s input quickly. The city attorney confirmed the city manager has limited contract-amendment authority but that the current change order exceeds that threshold and requires council approval.
Council approved the resolution 71-2025 to add the change order; the vote was unanimous. Dahl said construction will use single-lane closures and work one bridge at a time; Prince Street work is scheduled to begin Sept. 22 and last about seven weeks, followed by Main Street and then Alamo Avenue.
Dahl and councilmembers also noted the project is wired for future lighting and that additional design features (flagpole holders, different colors, permanent lighting) could be added later, but they would require separate approvals and potentially higher costs.
