Project Overview

Intrepid Fiber construction work will begin the week of March 25, 2024. Visit Intrepid's website for additional information as well as contact information for questions or concerns. 

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Contact Intrepid with questions regarding this project.

Project Overview

In 2015 the City of Louisville received a Stormwater Master Plan from the consultant JVA. This Master Plan laid out stormwater improvement projects for the City’s capital improvement projects over the next 10 years. The City has now completed the Capital improvement projects laid out is now looking to build upon the old Master Plan by creating a new Louisville Long Term Stormwater Drainage Plan that will outline future stormwater projects.

Status & Next Steps

• Neighborhood meeting in the Spruce Room of City Hall November 21, 2024 at 5:30PM

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Tyler Trojan, P.E., Civil Engineer, ttrojan@louisvilleco.gov, 720.905.6374

Project Overview

The City has received funding from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to implement pilot projects for selected locations to improve the storm water quality. The improvements to the storm drainage infrastructure will result in the storm water being cleaner as it enters the storm  system. This year is a pilot project that will implement and monitor multiple locations following construction to determine the effectiveness of the storm water quality improvements.

Pilot project locations include the following:

• Pond Q-1, located between W Mahogany, W Dahlia, and W Chestnut Circle
• Pond WW-1, more commonly known as Enclave Park

Status & Next Steps

• The City awarded design of these pilot projects to ICON Engineering at the June 6th Council Meeting.
• The City received bids and Council approved this project on 10/1/2024.
• A neighborhood meeting for this project will be held at the City Council Chambers on Wednesday, November 13 at 5:30 PM.  

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Tyler Trojan, P.E., Civil Engineer, ttrojan@louisvilleco.gov, 720.905.6374

Project Overview

• The City awarded the 2024 Miscellaneous Asphalt and Concrete Project to Metro Pavers, Inc. at the May 21 Council meeting.
• Please move vehicles from areas with no parking signs and coordinate with the Contractor for any driveway access needs.
• This is an on-call project to address miscellaneous concrete and asphalt repairs city-wide that extends through the end of 2024. 

Status & Next Steps

Project is substantially completed and the contractor will work to clean up projects sites. If there are any concerns, please contact the project manager listed below.

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Geoff Nettleton, Assistant City Engineer, gnettleton@LouisvilleCO.gov, 518.225.9399

Project Overview

Every year the City completes an annual sewer system maintenance project. The City has evaluated videos and reports of the sewer main lines and has identified a number of sewer mains that are in a failing condition and are beyond the point of being repairable through a sewer pipe lining project. Therefor these pipes will need to be completely replaced.

This year’s project will consist of sewer lines in the following locations

• Lincoln Avenue, multiple segments spanning from Walnut Street to Hutchinson.
• Alley segment between Lafarge and Jefferson crossing Walnut Street. 

Status & Next Steps

• The City received bids on June 28, 2024.
• The project was approved and awarded to Goodland Construction by City Council on July 9, 2024.
• Construction on this project has begun and is scheduled to be completed in late October.

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Tyler Trojan, P.E., Civil Engineer, ttrojan@LouisvilleCO.gov, 720.905.6374

Project Overview

Utility companies have provided the tentative schedule for utility work within referenced subdivisions in the following table: 

Status & Next Steps

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For questions or comments regarding new utility line construction within the rebuild areas, please contact the Utility Contacts listed below:

• Xcel Energy, Pat Kreager, Manager New Business, 970-566-4416
• Xcel Energy, DeAnn Duncan, Project Manager, 303-425-3878
• Xcel Energy, Nick Martin, Project Manager, email preferred – nicolas.martin@xcelenergy.com
• Comcast, TAK Communications, Joel Medrano, email preferred - jmedrano@takcommunications.com, 505-930-6117
• Comcast, TAK Communications, Nick Mearsha, email preferred - nmearsha@takcommunications.com, 605-679-5641
• Lumen (CenturyLink), Kenneth Miller - Kenneth.R.Miller@lumen.com
• Lumen (Pauley Construction), T. Hagen - thagen@pauleyc.com
• Lumen (Pauley Construction), M. Roble - mroble@pauleyc.com, 303-356-4399

Project Overview

Lumen plans to bring fiber to the Pedestal into the Centennial (6,8, West)/Enclave/Cornerstone developments up to West side of Tyler Ave. and to the South side of Harper Lake Trail and Coal Creek Ranch subdivisions on the West side of Dillon Rd.  Centennial Heights area is currently being evaluated for fiber to the Pedestal.  Home owners who wish to get fiber to the home will need to bring a duct out to the nearest servicing pedestal and Lumen will pull in a fiber drop and install a NID (network interface device) at the home to provide service when customers order.  A customer's service order is what will trigger placement of fiber drop from the pedestal through customer provided conduit to the home.  Customers who place a conduit can leave it subbed up and capped with pull line near the pedestal and Lumen will tie their conduit into our pedestal as part of the service order.  This is a large upgrade in service in these subdivisions that originally had copper-based phone service and DSL over copper for internet and increases available bandwidth to 1G over fiber.   

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Xcel Energy is installing a large underground electrical feeder on South 88th Street and Dillon Road to McCaslin Blvd in Louisville. The public can expect temporary lane closures and traffic controls throughout the area for the duration of the project. This project has been approved for night work. 

Contact

Please direct any questions about this project to Xcel energy.

Project Overview

The City of Louisville has begun the process of rebuilding Enclave and Sunflower Parks following damage from the Marshall Fire. In 2018 the City began renovations to modernize aging playgrounds and ensure compliance with current ADA standards. Enclave and Sunflower will be the seventh and eighth parks to undergo renovation , with an expected completion date in late 2024 or early 2025. The City has plans for more park renovations in the coming years, pending City Council approval and available budget.

Status & Next Steps

The most recent design presentation was made to the Parks and Public Landscape Advisory Board (PPLAB) on September 4th .  Design revisions are currently being pursued to incorporate Board and public input with hopes of presenting an update of the finalized plans at December 2024 PPLAB meeting.  Past presentation packets and details for upcoming Board meetings can be found here: https://www.louisvilleco.gov/local-government/government/boards-commissions/parks-public-landscaping-advisory-board  

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Visit the Parks & Public Landscaping Advisory Board page for additional information.

 Contact

Bryon Weber, Project Manager PROS, bweber@louisvilleco.gov, 303.335.4736

October 2024 Update:

Crews have recently completed removal of rock walls in the vicinity of Via Appia and Pine Street to alleviate concerns over traffic visibility.  Impacted areas will be reseeded with a waterwise seed mix. 

Project Overview

The City of Louisville is in the process of a multi-year Median Landscape Renovation project. This initiative aims to enhance landscape infrastructure and design aesthetics for medians along major roads in the City of Louisville. The first phase (Completed 2023) focused on medians impacted by the 2021 Marshall Fire or in close proximity to fire-damaged zones.

Goals

The project seeks to reimagine the aesthetic and ecological aspects of the medians. The specific goals include:

• Removing disease-prone Ash trees and trees damaged in the Marshall Fire and replacing them with a diverse variety of trees that will thrive in roadway settings  
• Reducing irrigated turf grass and replacing it with drought-tolerant native grasses, and pollinator-friendly plants
• Upgrading irrigation infrastructure for improved efficiency

What to expect

• Temporary lane closures, detours, or altered traffic patterns to ensure safety
• Construction equipment and workers on medians
• Removal of all existing landscape materials
• A transformed, refreshed appearance including hardscapes, decorative elements, and native plantings

Construction will start with removing all existing landscaping elements, including trees, shrubs, plant materials, turf grass, and irrigation. The medians will then undergo significant infrastructure and aesthetic improvements, incorporating new design features such as hardscapes and native plantings to create a revitalized and sustainable environment.

The Median Landscape Renovation Project began in late 2018 with an evaluation of the current medians, many of which were installed 20-30 years ago. The process included community meetings, input from the Parks and Public Landscaping Board (PPLAB), and approval from City Council. This project supports Park’s goal of providing well-maintained landscaped areas that are enjoyable to see and indirectly supports Transportation’s goal of providing a well-maintained multi-modal transportation system. Future budget allocations will determine the timeline for subsequent stages.

The City of Louisville looks forward to unveiling these revamped medians, showcasing a renewed aesthetic that aligns with the project's goals of ecological sustainability and enhanced visual appeal.

Status

Phase two has been delayed until 2025 due to avoid conflicts with other construction projects in the right-of-way and allow further evaluation of phase one plantings.  Phase two work is anticipated for McCaslin Blvd and the Dillon Rd corridor, with exact median segments and sequencing to be determined.  Preliminary designs are scheduled to be presented to the Parks and Public Landscape Advisory Board (PPLAB) during Fall 2024.  More information on upcoming meetings can be found here: https://www.louisvilleco.gov/local-government/government/boards-commissions/parks-public-landscaping-advisory-board.

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Q: Why were the mature trees removed? 

The short answer:

The removed trees were Ash species that were previously damaged and/or susceptible to future impacts by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). In addition to EAB mitigation, the Ash tree removal helped enable other project objectives including irrigation infrastructure upgrades and conversion of bluegrass turf to water wise landscaping.

The longer answer:

The removed trees were Ash species which were assessed with one (or more) of the following conditions: fire damage, poor branching structure (loss of a primary leader, significant dead limbs, etc), indication of past infection by an Ash borer and/or susceptibility to future infection by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).  

Aside from these conditions, some otherwise healthy Ash trees were proactively removed to enable other project objectives outlined below:

1. Irrigation System Upgrades for Water and Maintenance Efficiencies

   The existing underground irrigation infrastructure is at the end of its lifecycle and can be upgraded to improve water application efficiency and reduce on-going maintenance needs. These upgrades require significant retrenching for lateral lines which would be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to perform with mature tree roots remaining intact. In addition to construction difficulty, trenching through the Critical Root Zone of established trees would likely cause detrimental health impacts to trees remaining in place.

2. Conversion of bluegrass turf to water wise landscaping

   The existing median surfaces were primarily comprised of bluegrass turf which requires significant amounts of water and frequent mowing. By removing the bluegrass and replanting with a designed blend of native grasses, significant water savings are anticipated and mowing will be less frequent.  For this phase of construction (88^th, Via Appia, McCaslin) up to 1 million gallons of annual water savings are projected. In addition to native grasses, the medians are being planted with drought-tolerant, native and pollinator friendly shrubs and flowers.    

3. Phased Diversification of the urban tree canopy

A key strategy for long-term urban forest health is diversification of tree species. The Ash trees are being replaced with 13 different species of deciduous trees in varying sizes. It’s also important to recognize that many trees in the right-of-way along both sides of the streets are also Ash species.  The hope is that proactively replacing the median trees now allows time for growth prior to potential future loss of Ash trees of each side of the streets.  This strategy creates a phased replacement as opposed to needing replacement an entire corridor’s trees at once.   

Q:How did you choose which street medians to renovate?

A: This is phase one of a multi-year project.  The goal is to work through all medians in town as funding allows.  Additionally, City forestry is already working on other streets and right-of-ways through separate funding.  Phase one (88^th, Via Appia, McCaslin) was identified as a capital funded project and made the priority due to fire damage, or proximity to fire impacted areas.

Q: Why not treat the Ash trees against the borer with trunk injections? 

A: Forestry is treating some trees in town to extend their life.  Due to City commitments to strict pesticide regulations, treatments must be made with a more expensive version of the chemicals that make treatment cost prohibitive at a city-wide scale.  While chemical treatments can offer good short-term benefits, the best long-term strategy for EAB (and other emergent threats) is the diversification of tree species.

Q: I didn’t vote for this, why didn’t you ask my opinion before performing the project? 

A: The project has been in the works since 2019.  Multiple rounds of designs went through the citizen-led Parks and Public Landscape Advisory Board (PPLAB) and was ultimately approved and funded by City Council in spring of 2023.    

Contact

Bryon Weber, Project Manager PROS, bweber@louisvilleco.gov, 303.335.4736

Project Overview

The old tennis court was closed in 2023 for safety concerns and surface damage beyond repair.  Work is scheduled for summer 2024 to install a new playing surface through construction of a post-tension concrete overlay.  This process allows for a structural concrete slab to be installed without removal of the old court.  The end result will provide an all new playing surface, painting for tennis play and a new vinyl-coated perimeter fence with gate.  Following court construction, repairs will be made to the surrounding turf grass and construction access road with installation of new sod in impacted areas. 

Status & Next Steps

Court construction is complete and the court has been reopened for play!  Landscape restoration will take place in the fall of 2024 to backfill soil around the court perimeter.  Sod installation around the court perimeter and along the construction access road will take place in Spring 2025 as weather allows.

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Bryon Weber, Project Manager PROS, bweber@louisvilleco.gov, 303.335.4736

Project Overview

The City of Louisville Coal Creek Golf Course, in partnership with Public Works Department, is in the process of constructing an approximately 750 linear foot segment of concrete cart path serving Hole 13. This portion of cart path has been missing since the 2013 flood and subsequent course reconstruction in 2015.  The missing section of path causes continual problems for golfers and maintenance staff through uncontrolled wearing of the turf surfaces and inability to direct and restrict cart travel on this portion of the course.  Construction was approved by City Council in May 2024 and installation was timed during the fall season to reduce impacts to golf course operations during peak season.

Construction access will have impacts to the trail and sidewalk system north of the golf course due to access constraints.  Construction access is limited by adjacent private property and weight restrictions on the golf course’s internal bridge system.  Therefore, the only viable access is from the north via the Dutch Creek Open Space trail system and City sidewalks along Cherry Street.  To ensure safety for pedestrians and trail users, temporary closures will be in effect to allow safe and efficient operation of construction vehicles to and from the Cherry Street underpass.  Additional communications will be made regarding temporary trail closures during work hours.   Underpass users should detour to the Cherry Street crosswalk north of Dutch Creek Park, as shown on published detour maps.

Status & Next Steps

Construction of the new cart path is complete and the back 9 holes of the course are reopen for play.  Restoration of the construction access pathway near the Hole 14 tee box and portions of Dutch Creek Open Space are underway.  Impacts areas have been aerified, reseeded with a native seed mix and will be closely monitored in future growing seasons to ensure successful vegetation restoration. 

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02 Alignment - Hole 13 Cart Path 2024-1-11
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Contact

Bryon Weber, Project Manager PROS, bweber@louisvilleco.gov, 303.335.4736