MEETING TYPE: Construction Impacts Citizen’s Working Group
MEETING DATE: September 24, 2003
MEETING LOCATION: Athmar Park Library

ATTENDEES
Tony Gross	CDOT	Bob Dorroh	CCD
Cassie Gouger	FHU	Tony Ogboli	CCD
Thor Gjelsteen	FHU	Rick Lofgren	US Welding
Kirk Mills	CDPHE	David Harris	WWPNA
Robert Pritchard	Platte Park	Pat Martinek	CDPHE
Charles Howard	West Univ.	Bruce Peterson	Rio Grande /Sumner Bus. Grp.
Jacki M. Costello	Athmar Park	Curits Agan	US Welding

PREPARER: Cassie Gouger

SUBJECT: Construction Impacts of the Valley Highway EIS Corridor

To obtain construction impact issues and/or concerns and recommendations from the citizens that would possibly be impacted.

MEETING SUMMARY

Tony Gross from CDOT started out the meeting with introductions and a short project history, overview and schedule.

Tony went around the table and asked each participant to state their issues and/or concerns relative to construction impacts. There were three boards at hand to facilitate the discussion. The boards listed some of the construction impacts, those most likely impacted and some mitigation strategies that the project team had heard from earlier discussions with the public. Some of the issues/concerns that the attendees discussed where listed while some were not. Those that were not listed were added to the boards.

Below please find the information presented on the boards at the meeting, with the additional discussion items shown in red.

CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS	THOSE MOST LIKELY IMPACTED	MITIGATION STRATEGIES
NOISE	Local Residents & Businesses	Construction BMP’s Temp Noise Walls / Screens Vouchers for Hotels Construction during Less Noise Sensitive Times
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Dust / Air Quality Hazardous Waste Water Quality Resource use\ Recycling materials	Construction Workers Downstream Water Users Local Residents & Businesses	Wetting / Chemical Inhibitors for Dust Early Investigation of Subsurface Conditions Well Defined Materials Handling Plan Educated Contractor with Trained Personnel Prompt & Safe Disposal of Waste Products WQ BMP’s Storm Water Management Plan Monitoring Resource Reuse and Allocation Regulations Compliance
MODIFIED PEDESTRIAN / BIKE MOBILITY	Local Residents Commuters	Well Defined Detours for Peds & Bikes Enhanced Safety Through Signing/Fencing/ Lighting Public Relations Program ADA Compliance
ACCESS	Local Residents & Businesses Traveling Public	Enhanced Signing Alternate Access Enhancements Advertising / Public Relations Do Not Close Multiple Interchanges Concurrently
TRAFFIC Detours Lane closures Congestion Parking Impacts Construction Vehicles on Local Streets Safety of Lane Shifts	Local Residents & Businesses Traveling Public	Limit Detours Detours on Major Arterial Streets – No Local Street Detours Construction During Periods of Least Traffic Geometric Enhancements including Wider Lanes and Better Visibility Limit Construction Vehicles to Major Arterials Enforcement of Speed Restrictions; Provide Adequate Space for Enforcement on I-25; Make Prime Contractor Accountable Courtesy Patrol Enhanced Signing Phase Construction to Limit Traffic in Neighborhoods AASHTO, MUTCD Compliance Coordinate Work Activities with Sporting /Entertainment Events

Definition:

BMPs – Best Management Practices: Common-sense actions required, by law, to keep soil and other pollutants out of streams and lakes. BMPs are designed to protect water quality and to prevent new pollution.

In addition to the above recommendations, the following comments were made:

• If the project is constructed through Design/Build, make Contractor accountable for compliance to CDPHE regulations and the Owner should have the right to shut the project down for non-compliance.
  
• CDOT should coordinate with impacted residents/businesses prior to construction to discuss traffic control.
  
• Bob Dorroh from CCD mentioned that because most of the project is on CCD right of way the stricter CCD regulations concerning detours, dust/air quality, hazardous material will have to be adhered to. Bob also mentioned that school and small business accesses are very important.
  
• CDPHE resource use suggestions:
  • Recycle during demolition
  • Limit idling equipment
  • Use compost vs. topsoil
  • Possibly use incentives for Contractors
• Bruce Peterson of Rio Grande Industries and current president of the Sumner Business Group wanted to make sure that the project team is aware of the truck patterns of businesses in the area.
  
• The Prime Contractor should be accountable for sub-consultants (trucks) roadway violations
  
• Concern was mentioned that the Alameda Bridge would be closed. Tony Gross said that when the project is constructed, the new bridge would likely be built in a similar manner to the current Evans Bridge over I-25 construction. Through traffic would be maintained, although ramp closures might occur over the weekends.
  
• Construction lighting should be enforced, both for construction workers as well as traffic.
  
• Currently T-REX closure notices are arriving late Friday afternoon. Earlier notice would be appreciated, a week would be great.
  
• The impacts to the neighborhoods should be considered when deciding on construction phasing. For example, a particular interchange might be given priority or be deferred based on neighborhood impacts.

The next Construction Impacts Citizen’s Working Group meeting will be on December 10, 2003. The location has not been determined currently. Notices will be sent with detailed information prior to the December meeting.