This project widened and improved the Ralston Road corridor between Upham and Yukon Streets and the segment between Yukon and Garrison Streets.
Background
Ralston Road is a major east-west corridor for Arvada, serving 23,000 vehicle trips each day. It provides connectivity to major north-south corridors and serves five the Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus lines.
Project Benefits
8-foot wide pedestrian path (similar to a trail) provides access to parks and trails. This sidewalk width exceeds the ADA minimum, allowing pedestrians to walk side by side or with their pets and creating distance from the travel lanes.
Widened the existing 9-foot vehicle travel lanes to 11 feet to help decrease sideswipe accidents.
Installation of gutter pans to provide an additional 1 foot of space for the accumulation of rain, snow, and debris outside of the travel lanes.
Widen the center two-way-left-turn lane to 12 feet to increase driver safety/comfort while stopped between passing vehicles.
Reconstruction of aging traffic signals with new technology to improve traffic progression.
