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Wheat Ridge public works outlines 2025 Capital Improvement Program and introduces CIP team
Summary
Public works presented a 2025 CIP overview and introduced staff assigned to deliver projects; priorities include Clear Creek Bus Terminal design, Youngfield Scour repair, 38th Avenue refresh and a suite of pavement, sidewalk and stormwater projects totaling about $33 million.
WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — City public works staff on Jan. 6 presented an overview of the 2025 Capital Improvement Program and introduced the core CIP delivery team charged with design, project management and construction oversight.
Maria (Public Works director) said the city consolidated CIP responsibilities within public works and hired or reassigned staff to manage project delivery. She introduced the CIP program manager, Kent Kisselman, project managers Dan Klonjowski and Daniel Martinez, engineering technician Tom Gray and administrative assistant Carrie Strong.
Staff highlighted priority projects and near-term milestones: Clear Creek Bus Terminal is in design (about 30% complete); the Youngfield Scour repair is scheduled to begin Jan. 20 and last about three weeks; the 37th Avenue bike-lane project is under Colorado Department of Transportation review and will go to bid after CDOT comments; the Ward Station pedestrian bridge and trail improvements are in final design with a planned mid-summer construction advertisement; the 38th Avenue West study is nearing final recommendations with design procurement planned in 2025; the recreation center culvert repair was out to bid with submissions due Jan. 16; and Wadsworth corridor work is nearing substantial completion with remaining landscaping, lighting and punch-list items scheduled into 2026.
Staff said the CIP program includes pavement, curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs, stormwater and sewer repairs and other routine infrastructure work. Kent told council the program’s current project list totals “a little over $33,000,000,” and Maria said the department intended to hire additional staff to support the workload.
Councilors asked questions about specific projects and schedules. Councilor Hoppe asked whether the 38th Avenue Refresh would extend from Wadsworth to Harlan; staff confirmed the refresh covers Wadsworth to Harlan and said they would correct a prior memo error. Councilor Larsen asked about overlap between corridor projects and sidewalk/bicycle facility line items; staff said corridor projects for 2025 include the 38th refresh and 38th West project, while most sidewalk-gap construction would likely be pushed to 2026 with 2025 focused on sidewalk maintenance.
Councilor Stites praised the recent sidewalk repair work and told staff the Applewood-area improvements were noticeably better under the new process. Staff said they plan to continue coordinating CIP delivery with other utilities and agencies, and to hire to fill open positions on the CIP team.
The presentation was informational; council did not take formal action at the study session but asked staff to continue project scoping, coordinate permitting and finalize procurement milestones for 2025.
