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March 18, 2021

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 101 | ISSUE 4

State adjusts COVID dial of restrictions Change comes as Jefferson appeared set to possibly slide back to yellow BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

detailing and plantings. Officials may also consider “alternative materials such as brick or stone for sidewalks or retaining walls to further provide a sense of place,” the website reads. The Broadway bridge was completed in 1955, and the ramps were completed in 1970, according to Jake Warren, the project manager for Englewood. “Bridges built in the (1950s) and 60s had a typical service life of about 50 years,” Warren said. “Modern bridges are designed with an anticipated service life of 75 years.” The project calls for an expanded bridge to accommodate the added lanes below on Highway 285. “The bridge replacement gives the city the opportunity to improve

As two Denver metro counties watched their rates of new coronavirus cases hover at a level that could roll back reopening success, the state public-health department announced changes to Colorado’s color-coded system of restrictions that make it easier for counties to remain in their respective dial levels. The state’s COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on local virus spread. The restrictions apply to capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings. Among the dial’s six levels, blue is the second-least restrictive. The state moved Broomfield to level blue effective Feb. 22, according to Broomfield’s website. Jefferson, Park and Clear Creek counties entered level blue on Feb. 26, according to the state’s COVID-19 website. Despite Broomfield and Jefferson moving to blue, their one-week rates of new cases as of March 1 appeared to have ticked up to levels that threatened to move the counties

SEE BROADWAY, P6

SEE COVID DIAL, P5

Traffic runs on U.S. Highway 285 at about 3:30 p.m. March 12 in Englewood. An upcoming construction project will replace the PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD South Broadway bridge, shown here, and add a third lane in both directions along 285 at the interchange.

Bridge, more lanes planned for Broadway-285 Project may also bring pedestrian path updates, ‘improved aesthetics’ BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An aging bridge and the major east-west highway that runs beneath it are set for construction from mid-2022 to the end of 2023 in a project that hopes to better accommodate traffic on two of Englewood’s largest roads. “In addition to reconstructing the bridge, modifications will be made to the ramps and approaching roadways to provide safer and more efficient movements through the interchange,” according to the city’s overview for construction at

South Broadway and U.S. Highway 285. The project will add a third lane in both directions through the interchange on Highway 285, which in Englewood is synonymous with Hampden Avenue in some parts and Jefferson Avenue where the highway dips to the south. It’s also possible the project would add another turn lane in each direction on Broadway for a total of two turn lanes in each direction, but that is still to be determined. Other updates abound: Wider sidewalks, low barriers between pedestrians and traffic, and “improved aesthetics” could all be part of the project, according to the city’s website. Those aesthetic improvements could see landscape architects adding light fixtures, concrete

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