South Broadway Complete Streets

Overview

The City of Englewood has selected HDR to design significant pedestrian and cyclist improvements on two parallel multimodal corridors, known as the couplet, consisting of South Broadway and South Sherman Streets from US-285 to Belleview Avenue. The primary objective of this project is to enhance safety, accessibility and attractiveness for pedestrians and transit users on South Broadway. This will be achieved by implementing ADA improvements, upgrading bus stop amenities, improving lighting and landscaping along the corridor.

As part of the city's goals to improve active transportation, South Sherman Street will be developed as a safer alternative to South Broadway for cyclists. On-street biking facilities and traffic calming features will help redirect bicycle traffic away from South Broadway, creating a more comfortable and appealing route for riders.

These efforts align with Englewood’s broader goal of encouraging walking and transit use along South Broadway, while establishing South Sherman Street as the preferred corridor for bicyclists due to its reduced traffic and slower speeds. The project also includes wayfinding enhancements to improve access to RTD transit stops, as well as nearby bike routes and trails. Collectively, these improvements aim to promote public transit use and make cycling throughout Englewood more convenient and intuitive.

This project is a collaborative effort with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and is estimated to cost approximately $7.54M for design and construction. The city cost-share of this project is 12% ($905,000.00) of the total budget with the remaining 88% ($6,635,000.00) being federally funded.

Design Renderings

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Construction Outreach

Community engagement is a key component of this project, and limited outreach efforts will be conducted to engage with stakeholders, residents, and businesses within the project area. The goal of this outreach is to involve the community in finding solutions to mitigate construction impacts.

Construction Schedule

Project design is underway and is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2025. Construction is scheduled to begin in Fall 2025 with an anticipated completion date in Fall 2026. This is an estimated timeline and detailed construction schedules can’t be provided until construction bids are received and a construction contractor is selected in Fall 2025.

Construction Impacts

Traffic control and partial lane closures will be in place on South Broadway between Belleview and Hampden Avenue during construction. Minor impacts and delays to traffic on South Broadway are anticipated.

Sidewalk closures may be necessary for construction along South Broadway and South Sherman Street. In the event segments of sidewalk must be closed, alternative routes will be provided to ensure pedestrian connectivity and access to businesses along South Broadway.

View the Proposed Design in the Roll Plot here.

The heavy equipment being used will create construction noise. Construction hours will be limited to Monday through Friday, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Limited night and weekend work may be needed under special circumstances.

Materials, equipment and debris will need to be delivered to and removed from the construction area.