To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Shannon Carter, Directors, Open Spaces
Prepared By:
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Josh Garcia, Open Spaces Planner, Open Spaces
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Presenter: Josh Garcia, Open Spaces Planner, Open Spaces
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Subject:
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11:30 AM *High Plains Trail-Parker Road Bridge Easements
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Staff will present a request for the chair of the Board of County Commissioners to sign three easements associated with the project. One easement is for Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) to be able install a guy-wire just outside their existing easement adjacent to this project. The other two easements are for the east bridge abutments required for the Parker Road bridge; one a temporary construction easement and the other a permanent easement from Kings Point LLC.
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Background and Discussion: The High Plains Regional Trail is now complete from Stephen B. Hogan Parkway on the north to the Arapahoe/Douglas County Line on the south along the east side of E-470 (see exhibit A). Along the southern end, it was determined that an at grade crossing at the Parker Rd E-470 interchange was too dangerous. The Partners Group (Aurora, Douglas Co, Arapahoe Co, Town of Parker) has determined that a safer and more comfortable option will be separating the trail from the E-470 corridor, crossing through the future Kings Point development in Aurora, and crossing Parker Road with a grade-separated crossing (see exhibit B). This crossing will be a much safer alternative than crossing at the E-470/Parker Rd interchange as originally planned. Once the trail crosses over Parker Road, it will connect with the existing Cherry Creek Trail at the 17 Mile House Farm Park, where trail users can head north on the Cherry Creek Trail or head south and connect with the existing Centennial Trail (aka E-470 Trail) within Parker to continue west. This trail connection will complete a major missing link and provide invaluable ...
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