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Wheat Ridge staff propose six priority sidewalk-gap projects, Dover Street draws neighborhood concern
Summary
City staff recommended six sidewalk-gap segments and two HAWK crossings for 2026–27 under the 2J bond program; neighbors at the study session pressed for more outreach and drainage solutions for the controversial Dover Street segment.
Wheat Ridge city staff presented a proposed first-phase package of sidewalk-gap projects funded by the 2J bond at a Feb. 23 special study session, asking council to endorse six segments for construction in 2026–27 and to pursue federal grants for two high-intensity activated crosswalks (HAWK signals).
City consultant and staff said the 2J bond—voter-approved half-cent sales tax extension plus bond authority—supports sidewalks, bike lanes and drainage. “We have 75,000,000,” staff noted as the bond authority, and the presentation said the city hopes to leverage grants to raise available funding to nearly $94 million. Staff listed roughly $42 million targeted for sidewalk and pipeline projects and gave a preliminary cost estimate for the first recommended…
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