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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20023202.tiff • E --+70 Public Highway AuthorittB Quarter�y update i - ' ;„"'ir..,py,._-+r—...J4Nr-.- ,�r-•,gal e^a..e. Z*VII* ..uvts,n,. r' > areC^m atis.`"•tt Y ^� rya "6 4 r—f.� 'itih A iu,e.-.k —? -,..- - _ " �' f r r �,„ (n � vrz,, gt � ,t :, . (i �t e ['�''- FP, � x, � '��"+, +•»."°...M..-.M �'�'` b-au,.p `� L }• IPI g t7� 4 'i a�-w .`M" �Y 9x,.� M t t#� Y k 'T' Y} .. „ ± Vi ` _ J- i "The Open Road"- E-470 opened 'Area SI," from 120th Ave.to US 85, on August 8. The next to last section in Segment IV is four and one-half miles,and extends the highway to thirty-nine miles. An aerial view of L-470 over US 85 is pictured. See opening photos on pages 3 and+. Quarterly report July I - September 30, 2002 /\ A progress report on • Segment IV /11 construction t`� — f�' ' vemberl5,2002 /,:r..--1/44::241.7)---- 2002-3202 About the To!Iwau E-470 is a toll highway that runs along the eastern perimeter Fixed Contract Price of the Denver metropolitan area.Presently,the road extends 39 The total contract price,including change orders and amend- miles from State Highway C-470 at 1-25 in Douglas County ments,at the end of the third quarter was $245,546,437. The south of Denver,runs east then north through Aurora,passes contract price includes all design,construction,supervision, along the western edge of the Denver International Airport,and equipment,materials,labor,and services relating to the design- turns back towards the west,terminating at US 85 in Adams build contractor's obligations under the design-build contract County.It will be fully completed from US 85 to 1-25 north of (including all equipment and services provided by sub-contrac- Denver on January 3,2003. ton and vendors and intellectual property rights necessary to The E-470 Public Highway Authority ("the Authority") perform the work). consists of eight member jurisdictions:Adams,Arapahoe and Douglas counties and the cities of Aurora,Brighton,Commerce Guaranteed Completion Dates City,Parker and Thornton.Affiliate,non-voting members are The design-build contractor is obligated to achieve final the cities of Arvada,Broomfield and Greeley,and Weld County. acceptance of the Segment IV project by the date that is 1,124 Ex-officio members are the Colorado Department of days (June 10,2003) from the date that notice was issued to Transportation (CDOT),Denver Regional Council of proceed with Phase III work. The design-build contractor is Governments (DRCOG) and the Regional Transportation required to achieve substantial completion on all of Package B District (RTD). by 1,034 days (March 12,2003) from the date on which the • Authority gave notice to proceed on Phase III. About the Project Engineering Oversight The Authority has retained the services of O'Brien Kreitzberg,Inc.as project oversight engineer to assist with con- Segment IV,the final portion of the highway to be constructed, tract administration,document management,design review and will connect E-470's present northern terminus at 120th Ave. construction monitoring during the Segment IV design-build with 1-25 on the north near the 157th Ave.alignment in contract. The O'Brien Kreitzberg contract value,after adding Thornton. three change orders including added work for oversight of the A Segment IV design-build contract was signed in January 1-25 interchange design and construction,is $9,219,477. 2000 between MKK Constructors (MKK) and the Authority. • MKK,a joint venture between Washington Group International, Inc.(formerly Morrison Knudsen) and Kiewit Western,is designing and building the final portion. (See page 2,"Design- Build Contractor".) Area BI (120th Ave.to US 85) opened on August 8,2002. Sub Package HZ The final eight miles,in Area B2,will open January 3. Remaining ,i� tlPacflesy'e� " construction activities will continue through the spring. 0 • s„ (Mg • • • a Design-Build Contract o no, t• • ' There were no amendments to the contract during thete —__ Q-- • ' . o third quarter. There were eight change orders approved with a "'I36thA,en _� Toll •• 1' Plaza E;" • 4. total value of$405,747. Through the end of the third quarter, a • soa there have been a total of 47 change orders,totaling 128th Avenue Interchange with I-25 ®4 ✓ BI and Northwest Parkway 124th Aven $12,795,909. The largest components encompassed in this - (now under construction) 4 120th Avenue 20th Anne '•_ amount include the option to construct a maintenance support - facility in Segment IV ($2,672,062);the design and construction \ u2th At enne _ of an additional mainline to connect to the Northwest Parkway ($4,950,000);and extra design to complete the 1-25 104th Avenue 104th Avenue, interchange connections for the Northwest Parkway 100th AVeoYe 96thAvenu __ ($2,750,000) at the Northwest Parkway's expense. i r6 ci nth Avenue tl 7 F Map of E-470 Segment I V R Segment 1V Design-Build Project Progress Report Design-Build Contractor Project Financial Highlights The Authority entered into the Segment IV design-build In May of 2000,the Authority closed on a $358,048,750 contract on January 27,2000 with the design-build contractor, bond issue to finance Segment IV.This raised E-470's total debt a joint venture between Washington Group International,Inc. to approximately $1,231,000,000. (WGI),formerly Morrison-Knudsen,and Kiewit Western Through the third quarter,the accepted earned value for Company.Full notice to proceed was given during the first and Segment IV was $230,907,000. second quarters of 2000,with formal groundbreaking occurring • on September 7,2000.At the end of the third quarter,the overall design-build contract was 94 percent complete. Design Progress Summary Area Activitg and Economic Impacts • At the end of the third quarter,E-470 had released 97 percent of the overall design for construction on Segment IV, Parker Adventist Hospital is under construction at Parker the final portion of E-470. Road and E-470.This project,by Centura,which is the state's • Design progress was 95 percent complete in Area B2 at the largest health care company,is constructing the $108 million, end of the third quarter. full-service hospital,to open spring of 2004. Public facilities are also on the drawing board along E-470. Utilities The City of Aurora broke ground at the Gartrell interchange • At the end of the quarter,the overall project was 99 percent for a new fire station and also held groundbreaking ceremonies complete as to the relocation of existing utilities.The for a $17 million public facility in Tallyn's Reach (a mixed-use installation of new utility services was 92 percent complete. development on 998 acres) at Smoky Hill Road and E-470. Construction Aurora's 80,000 square foot facility will include a police • At the end of the quarter,construction was approximately station,fire station,and a library. Approximately three miles east of E-470,between Smoky Hill 92 percent complete on Area 82. Road and Yale Avenue,lies 26,000 acres owned by the State • All bridges in Area 82 were complete except for some Land Board.The Board has announced it is considering the railing,finishing and final painting. development of this property as a means of creating a revenue • Less than 10,000 tons of asphalt remains to be placed. stream for public schools in Colorado. • E-470 and the Northwest Parkway are combining efforts on The city of Denver held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a the construction of the 1-25 interchange in Thornton.The design-build teams for E-470 and the Northwest Parkway Westin Hotel at the Denver International Airport. Construction will begin in 2003 on a 518-room,$125 million have the same two partners—Kiewit Western and Washington Group International (WGI).WGI is the lead hotel that will open in 2005. The opening of BI in Segment IV provides more opportunities partner for E-470;Kiewit is the lead for the Northwest for business parks and mixed-use development.The Adams Parkway. County Economic Development agency reports that 31 • Total cost for the I-25/Northwest Parkway interchange is about$70 million.The E-470 portion is roughly $32 million forbusinessdevelopment ppe,all in the vicinity of Creek r have been approved and,therefore,the NWP portion is about$38 million. for in the county.Todd Village is a master-planned,mixed-use community of 3,255 planned Right-of--Way residential units.Within this 2,254-acre development, 109,009 At the end of the third quarter,E-470,had acsquare feet of commercial development caredpossession elo rent is plann ed,p p ed,including of all land needed for construction in Segment IV,and was 350 acres for open space.CentriCom,in Adams County,is a proposed 918-acre mixed-use development on the north and completing the task of obtaining title to 25 parcels. south sides of E-470,west of Quebec Street.Plans call for 6,458 single and multi-family units. • a E-470 ma es northern "inroads" with opening of 4.5 mile stretch . , P""d•• , ,k _..._ .. l• y�3 1 l eft Kra .T�ulnw."�y�mC 'arEq r^ 4y 1^ . • , '`*h `;ara- .f ,•'^ 'fs,.f'"'" a r4'""a a n m;tv Ta a 44004: `If.-,5_.-j -,•• . 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'".... -- t d ',._-- ,C r. t !•€7,)ter' ` '±c. +4.54','''f",; r ,,,,,,,•4 •c w - Ahead of Schedule - E-470 opened "Area ' x ,..',1.,-; I;' # : t BI," the next to last portion of the road, " ,�'" '" i7, " �_"" `:k. on August 8.Rooftops already are visible - F�*,/ // , .s5'ti_k' f',1 ' A 't w ' along the northern stretch of the highway. * r i j ₹ .Cti=r .,: f‘..,;:5-, More than 31 business parks are planned "/.41i, � ' /x M ' fl T-. for this area of E-470 along with two / ,rte T./ f v , + y^+k � ;' i ,y£ k mixed-use community developments, J/ „ ' 1 . #"` '' ¢ *#» totaling more than 9 million square feet. t `FI B {� ' °y ~-:' sx C' F „5I zr s'r w'.,', y, .. - r Vier.«. .''$. glib ‘-,‘.''.:N ' ',.. �"".�aAs�� _ Y'4 o0„ ,,,. ;t, '^+.;::. r''i I E-470's Not In Kansas Anymore - E-470 now -, `" - f reaches drivers throughout Colorado's"northern arc" Cd „ s "' - ,e including north metro Denver,the northern Front Range,and communities . located along I-76 (Picturedll' " .".-- ta;„° w ,, is E-470's railroad overpass .�, , ,li t,,l " } f.f *+ 1. r , • . , a - -- i z ,Y f, ' e i4;,,m4 at I-76).Drivers in these :7.:-‘7,.;#, ,,9 " a a„a 7:7“-,,,..j:91941' ' -{' 'I f communities now benefit -4.1;9.,,'' " ht..^"�, '3 �Sx,xr from the new E-470 access 'et,:.,,,. xi y• " points at US 85 and I-76,as x? ' ! well as quicker access to Denver International Airport. Aerial view of the ill 1-76interchange. k- ,,, ,art ',�`Ys t'�.+ v, , 3+t , t Ii... rSFs t c �,i .'tq t . . :.-----.-2....:,, .-- t t? .n a -;.-7:law �;eS'` "p•.__ _ .rtwc �''a.,..11,.....;,,,,,,,,,, c ,2 s fi , u N.::, -, + ri `'' > r 'ill'. 4 11. �� s .:„�a 0;'_., ,__' Aerial view of the " TP ":;141",:c'` � t max'`.0-iv , �.,. ai "}? US 85 interchange. '11...4. ',am f: '"t Area BI extends four and one-half miles from 120th Ave.north to W ' �i US 85 S }( � (pictured) and lengthens the highway to 39 miles.Area B2 is } Ilk set to open on January 3,2003 and will connect from US 85 to I-25 }' '. y� 4 • in the north.(See story on page 8.) +', ! ts11 -,C, ' hvitt9tira .. yfN Open for Business - Ed DeLozier to c 'ig SEE tEe r, E-470 Executive Director,kicks off ;.:14:,..,,,',,,44104'1"'1,4".711' t ExACiVENkIES EI. } cNay�E o,l - i festivities during E-470's "Wizard of "e , y , .. • ''�XA sR ` 44:2222/27 Oz" theme ribbon cutting for the ',......4‘-'4,- ,tr.' 'frt�c* �;' ea s)-3,43 a on Y Area BI opening.More than 100 *_ � ' • invited officials,media and other , ' , J L. * ,A \ VIPs attended the event j , ,y f "'T c.t: t t \ �* !ril , t� Zia ::::2441,0,9.- i " fra Yuatit?.a1 Yti X" skig�� 4 $ dF its zk iil'f.:75 $a p ,.-; ' v' Collecting Tolls - In Area B 1,ramp e• . 0, .. toll plazas require 50 cents for _ ,M - _ �, - . drivers entering/exiting E-470 at t ,=i- " 120th Ave.and for driven entering/ -, �� y' exiting E-470 at US 85. ' , 1 t X 5-.i 3. n. E-470 Segment IV Updated Completion Schedule •Scheduled to open Jan.'3,2003,ahead of schedule Sub-Package B2 (US 85 to 1-25) ign"complete Engineering 100%of all take parcels acquired Right-of-Way /—91%complete Construction t 2000 I 2001 2002 30 I 2003 IN Budget and Revenue On the Road • The approved 2002 E-470 The opening of Area BI, EXpressToll"Accounts and Transponders Issued Over Past 13 Months budget calls for operating from 120th Ave.to US 85, revenues of$60,871,000 �°""T"' resulted in higher traffic 120.W]- ■Total TnreMrWS Issued with $44,412,000 of that - - totals than originally pro- (73 percent) from tolls. +oo.°°°- _ - jetted,thus mitigating • Operating expenses are - - somewhat the lower rev- el)COO set at $21,580,000.The = enues in the previous Capital Projects budget coo°° _ . quarter due to reduced for 2002 is $124,015,000 and includes Segment IV °°°°° 4 14 airport traffic and the national recession. expenditures.A budget °°000 In the third quarter,the amendment to adjust for number of cash transac- departmental changes o per- and revised estimates �;°' ,f` °}` s s bons increased by 18`� ° ` �' '� cent from the previous was made during the second quarter with no third quarter.The number change to the total of EXpressToll accounts and transponders issued operating budget E-470 • Toll revenues received Monthly Ton Revenue For Past 13 Months also increased by 29 per- f° 000 •Lath Tolls cent compared to the re- ducing the third quarter P P I •El•ataTwu totaled $10,964,000,for vious third quarter. saccococ EXpressToll accounts year to date tolls of $28,602,000. grew to 76,754 with an • Traffic and revenue u000000- average of 1.69 transpon- figures fell below ders per household or expectations in the business account quarter as a result of s,n00000 > Traffic and revenues the continued reduction remained steady,despite in airport traffic to ;' falling below the projected Denver International °. amount. The average Airport,as well as the Jp a° t°; -' , - # ' P weekday transactions total general recessionary for the third quarter was impacts in the region. 92,531,falling 1,861 short The weekly average of the estimated total. revenue for the third E-470 ■ quarter was $843,300 Weekday Transactions For Past 13 Months +so o^^ against the projected iii. w••wdar"w,ag• total weekly average amount of $943,900. • Vehicle registration fees for the third quarter totaled $1,979,000,for a year to date total of $5,598,000. • Gross highway expansion so 000 fees collected in the third quarter were o 0 $77,000.Net fees after � d° � °c / / refunds were $65,800. ■ IT ` board of Agiisate E-470's Last Link Final Stretch of Segment IV to Open January 3 Directors Directors °r i' Noel Busck Don Allard ,:. - - - Eu„ -'ae> Mayor,City offhornton, Council Member,City i of c^` ,.. T.m ' xa- ' .. • - '"� '` '�"''d�. Chairman Arvada, ty 'a •=.-----',; .." ^ �. r ., �- Director � Lynn Myers " -^�,,;'' County Commissioner, Jerry Wones Arapahoe County, Mayor,City of Greeley, First Vice Chairman s~" Director r.r a� ter m ..." ..”"4:1'‘"t77 :::: ,. .i :-..:11:7 'm ' Gary Lasater Hank Stovall Mayor, Town of Parker, r ,„ \ ` s,u Council Member,City and „ i - y� . ,. * .. Secretary,Treasurer s _„�,. g 1 *. County of Broomfield, Sean Ford Director s -�.. �-.v ~a^ City Council Member, Glen Vaad t.. s - ,r4z Commerce City, _ y' , r' Director Commissioner,Weld ray r .- f County. i - . 4,..+0 '' -'-..... e..=� Director y+"y,; Jan Pawlowski t v j. Mayor,City of Brighton, j° ` _. Director Management Ted Strickland nom, -' .* -°-.x County Commissioner, Edward J. Delozier -,`fit - - g; - .,_; t - .,.„ , Adams County, Executive Director ,.--- ��.=. . "'^— Director John D. McCuskey James R.Sullivan Deputy Executive Director _ ..„,. County Commissioner, Director of Finance and Audit Douglas County. * * fx Director Matthew M. McDole Looking east at the E-470/l-25 flyover in Area B2,the final Chief Engineer Paul E.Tauer eight miles of the highway,set to open January 3. Mayor,City of Aurora, David M. Kr1stick Director ��-f( Director of Operations e-.., ICIO Timothy Paranto E-470's "Area 82" is eight miles,and will extend the highway Director of Maintenance to 47 miles,completing its reach along the eastern perimeter Directors of the Denver area. Dan Baker Area B2 stretches from US 85 to 1-25 near 157th Ave.in the Joann Groff Director of Information north.The neighboring Northwest Parkway,being constructed Colorado Department Technology by the Northwest Parkway Authority,is a nine and one-half of Transportation mile highway that will connect with E-470 and 1-25.It is (CDOT) scheduled to open in December 2003. Jack O'Boyle Heacdc1uarters There is one Mainline Toll Plaza,E,which is located east of Quebec and west of Riverdale Road.The toll at this plaza will Denver Regional Address: cost a $1.75 for a two-axle vehicle.It will cost a driver $8.50 Council of Governments 22470 E.6th Parkway (DRCOG) Suite 100 to traverse all 47 miles. Construction remains on target with finishing touches taking David Rose Aurora,Colorado 80018 place,including final asphalt and concrete paving,striping, Regional Transportation Telephone: signage,fencing,seeding and mulching,and completion of the District(RTD) 303-537-3470 toll plaza and maintenance support site. MI www. E. 1-70.com Northwest Parkway I/ / " -' (Under Construction" ,�F 1 } ...b s •c•� 1: Y ....1, 1Iwo I� aI lime...el - ca?sr • i� �, ' 4rQartiph I .^:e. ?: e1 ' qre bt trtilAur 1 B6thAvenue t • O e/ 128th Avci ut I ' 124th AvenuE I 1 1 — 1 I _y 0thAve, � _ 't12121114‘12111"- •...J I L___i' 112th Avenue ! 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