Green Valley Ranch Boulevard Travel Improvements

Project Overview

Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) is making improvements to Green Valley Ranch Boulevard between Chambers and Tower roads to help move more people, safely, along this two-mile stretch whether they're walking, rolling, biking or in a car. Phases 2 and 3 of the travel improvement project started in late May 2024.

The project will include the following travel enhancements:

• Phase 1: Sidewalks (Complete)
  • Provide better pedestrian connectivity along the corridor by constructing a new 8-foot detached sidewalk to fill in the gap between Peña Boulevard and Telluride Street on the south side of Green Valley Ranch Boulevard.

• Phase 2: Peña Blvd. to Tower Road - May 2024 to summer 2025
  • Upgrading Landscaped Medians so they are raised with concrete curb to better separate travel lanes and visually narrow the roadway to help slow vehicle speeds.
  • Adding New Protected Bike Lanes to separate bikes from vehicles and reduce conflicts, as well as connecting people on bikes to a new bike lane east of Tower Road.
  • Signalizing Private Drive - King Soopers (just east of Tower Road)
  • Reconstructing N. Salida Street intersection
  • Paving Green Valley Ranch Blvd.
• Phase 3: Chambers Road to Peña Blvd. - January 2025 to May 2025
  • Adding a traffic signal on Green Valley Ranch Boulevard at Kittredge Street for better movement of all travel modes at the intersection.

Project Location & Limits of Construction

Project Update

• Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) and prime contractor, Graham Contracting, Ltd. have made significant progress on the Green Valley Ranch Boulevard Travel Improvements Phase 2 & 3 project.
• Work completed to date includes upgrading landscaped medians from Pena Blvd to Tower Road, adding protected bike/multimodal lanes within the project limits, paving Green Valley Ranch Blvd., reconstructing the N. Salida St. intersection, and signalizing two intersections at Kittredge Street and the private drive at King Soopers, just east of Tower Road.
• The restart of the Green Valley Ranch Boulevard Travel Improvements Phase 2 & 3 project has been delayed while irrigation metering equipment is procured and installed.  Work will begin from Tower Road to Pena Blvd. that includes installing final irrigation system components, connecting the irrigation system to the new water meter, and landscaping. Work is expected to last for approximately one month. Notifications will be sent prior to work, followed by regular weekly updates until final project completion.

General Scope of Work & Schedule

The project is designed to increase safety, mobility and accessibility for all users, and produce attractive and sustainable improvements along this urban corridor.

• The project entered a brief shutdown on July 15 while equipment is procured to finish the project.
• The shutdown is expected to last until later this summer.
• No traffic impacts will be in place during the shutdown.
• Phase 2 includes upgrading landscaped medians from Pena Blvd. to Tower Road, adding protected bike/multimodal lanes within the project limits, paving Green Valley Ranch Blvd., reconstructing the N. Salida St. intersection, and signalizing the private drive at King Soopers, just east of Tower Road.
• Phase 3 includes signalizing the Kittredge St. and Green Valley Ranch Blvd. intersection.
• The project began in May 2024 with expected completion by late summer 2025.
• The project supports DOTI's overall mission of improving safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and improving connectivity for all modes of transportation.

View of new medians, bike lanes and paving along the project corridor. Photography by Estate Media.