Proposed Project Located within the Stapleton Redevelopment Area, the proposed Central Park Boulevard interchange would provide additional I-70 access and a connection to Central Park Boulevard, a north/south arterial through the Stapleton Redevelopment area.
Project Background
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the City and County of Denver (CCD) are conducting the I-70 East Corridor Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is considering improvements to I-70 between I-25 and Tower Road. When the EIS began in 2003, the Central Park Boulevard Interchange, which is called for in the Stapleton Redevelopment Area development plan, was expected to be approved as part of the EIS. As part of the on-going EIS process, the new interchange at Central Park Boulevard has been studied and is planned as a future connection to the Stapleton Redevelopment Area.
Project Area (Project Location and Study Area Map)
Redevelopment of the 4,700-acre Stapleton site as one of the nation’s largest urban mixed-use in-fill developments began in May 2001. When completed, Stapleton will house a projected 30,000 residents and provide employment for a projected 35,000 workers.
South of I-70, the Stapleton development is rapidly building with completion of many new neighborhoods, parks, schools and commercial and retail centers, such as the Quebec Square regional retail center and the E. 29th Avenue Town Center.
North of I-70, The Shops at Northfield Stapleton, a 1.2 million square foot “lifestyle retail center” opened in October 2006, bringing to Northeast Denver a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, a Super Target, JC Penney and Main Street retail anchored by a Macy’s Department Store and Harkins Theatres. North of 56th Avenue lies the recently constructed Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, more than 20 soccer fields, the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center and the new Commerce City civic center building. Planned future phases of the development north of I-70 include a Denver Public School, additional commercial/retail development, new parks, and open space.
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