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Alamosa council backs phased Hunt Avenue cultural trail, agrees to rebuild most deteriorated block first
Summary
City staff told the Alamosa City Council a $1.2 million CDOT Main Street grant will fund design but not full construction of the Hunt Avenue Cultural Trail; the council agreed to use the funds to fully build the single most deteriorated block (Main Street between Main and 4th) as phase 1 while pursuing additional grants.
City staff asked the Alamosa City Council at a work session to pick which block of the proposed Hunt Avenue Cultural Trail should be built first after project costs outpaced the grant award.
Deacon, the project presenter, told the council the city won a CDOT Main Street grant for "$1,200,000, and that's what we were awarded," but that the full project from 6th Street to 3rd Street is now estimated at "about $3,000,000," with engineering and design running just under $200,000. He said the grant triggered several state and federal clearances — including NEPA and stormwater permits — that increased costs and complexity.
The shortfall means the city can complete design for the entire corridor but must choose a single block to construct with the available construction funding. "We're…
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