Tag: Pena Boulevard
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Denver airport to open new Jackson Gap Street traffic pattern at Peña Boulevard
Denver International Airport has opened its new Jackson Gap Street traffic pattern at Peña Boulevard, designed to eas congestion for drivers traveling to and from shuttle lots and rental car centers. The new “diverging diamond interchange,” which was scheduled to open Saturday evening, shifts the direction of traffic on Jackson Gap Street and will improve…
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Peña Boulevard speeding a ‘significant issue,’ Denver police say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver International Airport Traffic Unit has identified speeding as a “significant issue” on Peña Boulevard the Denver Police Department said Tuesday. Five drivers exceeding the speed limit by a large margin were issued citations by Denver Police Cpl. Hamel alone in the last two…
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Guardrails, income-restricted housing units on Denver City Council agenda
The Denver City Council will consider 29 resolutions on Monday, including a resolution approving a proposed grant agreement between the city and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to upgrade the guardrails on Peña Boulevard from I-70 to Jackson Gap Street at Denver International Airport. The grant award is for $890,487 and for a term through…
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Denver greenlights $15 million Peña Boulevard NEPA study
The city of Denver has approved a $15 million contract that will fund a major environmental study of Peña Boulevard and find ways to alleviate traffic snarls along the 11.1-mile thoroughfare. The five-year contract taps Lakewood-based Peak Consulting Group, LLC to perform National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and partial design services of Peña Boulevard between…
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Denver government offices closed Monday to honor César Chávez
City Council meeting moved to Tuesday.
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$15 million to study Peña Boulevard’s congestion? Denver considers funding consultation services
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A panel of Denver councilmembers advanced a proposal for a $15 million contract for consulting services, which airport officials hope would fund a significant study of Denver’s Peña Boulevard to find ways to alleviate the congested thoroughfare. The proposal’s next stop is the full City Council. The proposed five-year contract taps Lakewood-based Peak Consulting Group, LLC to…
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2 arrested after Aurora rolling shootout between cars ends in crash
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A suspected shootout between two vehicles ended in a crash and two arrests, according to Aurora police officials. The Aurora Police Department officers witnessed occupants in two separate vehicles firing gunshots at each other around 12 p.m. in the area of East 11th Avenue and Jamaica Street, according to a social media post from the…
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Denver City Council OKs Peña Boulevard expansion study
The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposed Peña Boulevard expansion study in a 7-6 vote. The move allows the city and Denver International Airport to accept a $5 million grant — $1.5 million of which will be used to study transportation demand management — as part of an intergovernmental agreement between the…
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Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion
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More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver seeks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
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Governor’s Citizenship Medal: Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña lands Vanguard Legacy award
Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña, whose legacy touches every traveler going to and coming from Denver International Airport on Peña Boulevard, will receive a Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal Thursday for his lifetime of service to Denver. Gov. Jared Polis awarded Peña with the Vanguard Legacy Medal, which is given to a business leader who has made transformational…