To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Gini Pingenot, Director, Open Spaces
Prepared By:
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Michele Frishman, Grants and Acquisitions Manager, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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Joint Project Request - Lee Gulch Trail Pedestrian Underpass
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The City of Littleton (City) and South Suburban Park and Recreation District (SSPRD) request joint project funding to construct a pedestrian underpass of the Lee Gulch Trail at Broadway and associated trail connections, as presented in study session on March 10, 2025. Open Spaces staff and the Open Space and Trails Advisory Board (OSTAB) support the proposed project and recommend the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approve $2,108,079 in Open Space Acquisition and Development funding.
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Background and Discussion: The Lee Gulch Trail is an important piece of western Arapahoe County's trail network, providing an east-west connection extending approximately 4.3 miles from S. Clarkson Street in Centennial to the South Platte River/Mary Carter Greenway and intersecting with the High Line Canal Trail just west of Broadway. Currently, the Lee Gulch Trail crosses Broadway using an at-grade crosswalk at W. Jamison Avenue, which requires trail users to detour approximately 1,800 feet (0.34 miles) along Broadway to cross safely and return to the trail. This intersection also serves as the vehicular entrance to the emergency department at AdventHealth Littleton Hospital, which creates unpredictable and potentially unsafe conditions for pedestrians. An estimated 34,000 to 37,000 vehicles use Broadway per day.
In late 2024, the City became aware of a critical issue involving a deteriorated stormwater pipe under Broadway at Lee Gulch that requires immediate replacement. The City and Mile High Flood District are funding this work, which is planned to begin in March 2025 and will require that Broadway be open-cut and extensively excavated to install the new stormwater p...
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