Enhancing Safety Through the Printers Parkway and Parkside Drive Roundabout Project

Enhance safety through the reconstruction and upgrades at the Printers Parkway and Parkside Drive roundabout in Colorado Springs. The project aims to reconfigure the intersection, improve storm drain network, enhance pedestrian facilities, realign water mains, and reduce conflict points to address the high accident rating. Federal safety grant funding and community support will help complete the project, ensuring a safer commute for residents and property owners.

• Safety
• Reconstruction
• Colorado Springs
• Roundabout
• Community Support

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1. Printers Parkway and Parkside Drive Roundabout PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION: SUMMER 2019 KEVIN DIEKELMAN, CITY ENGINEERING

2. City of Colorado Springs, Public Works Department JACOBS Engineering Group HAYWARD, LLC

3. Property Owner Resident Work Commute

4. Project Overview o Reconfigure intersection with a Roundabout o Storm drain network o Pedestrian Improvements o Restripe Approaches o Realign & upgrade water mains

5. Project Need: Safety!

6. Project Need: Safety! o High Accident Rating o Federal Safety Grant o Reduce conflict points

7. Project Need: Safety! o High Accident Rating Total Accidents 16 #2 15 14 13 12 11 10 * 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Year 2010 2011 * Ranking not calculated or did not appear on the list of the top ranking intersections. * #3 #22 2015 2016 * 2012 * * 2013 * 2017 2014 2018

8. Project Need: Safety! o Federal Safety Grant Using the 2010 data point, the City applied for and was awarded federal dollars from the Hazard Elimination Safety Program (HES). $624,000 Additional dollars from the City, Springs Utilities, and RTA will complete the Project.

9. Project Need: Safety! o Reduce conflict points 32 Total Conflict Points 42 Total Conflict Points

10. 42 Total Conflict Points 52 Total Conflict Points

11. Project Need: Safety! o Reduce conflict points 8 Total Conflict Points

12. Schedule o Public Outreach o Bid/select construction contractor Summer 2019 o 6-month schedule anticipated

13. https://coloradosprings.gov/printerspkwyimprovements Project Information