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Staff estimates $9 million to reconstruct Colorado Boulevard segment; councilors raise drainage and truck‑route concerns
Summary
City staff presented a scope and preliminary $9 million cost estimate to reconstruct Colorado Boulevard (south segment) and recommended submitting a project scope to the 2026–2031 CIP; council members pressed on drainage, truck routing, intersection alignment and right‑of‑way constraints.
City staff told Commerce City Council on Oct. 14 that reconstructing the next segment of Colorado Boulevard — the portion south of the completed northern project — would likely cost about $9,000,000, including design, construction management and an allowance for inflation. Staff advised council to consider submitting the project scope to the 2026–2031 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) review process.
The staff presentation described the scope as a reconstruction (not a widening) that would include roadway replacement, new sidewalks, street lighting, drainage improvements and…
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