Streets & Sidewalks Improvement Project

The Town of Nederland and Fehr and Peers have created an updated timeline for the Multimodal Transportation Plan. The timeline for the transportation plan is as such:

Task 1: Project Management and Coordination - September 2023 - July 2024
Task 2: Engage Public and Stakeholders - September 2023 - July 2024
Task 3: Develop Guiding Principles - October 2023 - November 2023
Task 4: Evaluate the Current State of the System - December 2023 - March 2024
Task 5: Collect, Develop, and Analyze Data - October 2023 - January 2024
Task 6: Make Recommendations - March 2024 - May 2024
Task 7: Draft and Final Transportation Plan - May 2024 - July 2024

This multimodal transportation plan comes from funding awarded by CDOT, with the intent to help communities like Nederland create and equitable transportation system that aligns with community goals and objectives.

Repaving of the Nederland Visitor Center Parking Lot (located on West 1st Street) will be taking place next week. Parking Lot closures will begin late Monday August 14th, with the paving planned to start on Tuesday morning.

Effected ClosureIt is expected that paving will last all day Tuesday and into Wednesday. Businesses in the parking lot area will still be opened during this time.

Since this will reduce a primary source of parking in the downtown area, we are asking that you use other public parking area around Town. We have highlighted other public parking areas that can be utilized during this time:

Alternative Parking Areas

We are expecting the parking lot to be finished and reopened late Wednesday or early Thursday.

In preparation for the paving of the Visitor Center parking lot, the Town will be moving the current Level II charger from it’s current location near the Visitor Center to the southwest corner where the electrical was recently installed. This will mean that there will be no EV charger available for use the week of July 17, 2023. As soon as the charger is installed in the new location, we will provide another update.

Alternative EV Charging Locations:

• Nederland Middle/Senior High School: 597 CO Hwy 130, Nederland, CO 80466
• Nederland Elementary School: 1 Sundown Trail, Nederland, CO 80466

We are anticipating that the Visitor Center parking lot will be repaved the end of July/beginning of August. Once we embark on that project, the Level II chargers will be inaccessible again. As soon as we have the date for the repaving narrowed in, we will provide another update.

The Town also intends to install a Level III charger in the southwest corner; however, the electrical needs to be upgraded slightly by Xcel to accommodate those new chargers. We anticipate that the Level III chargers will be installed spring 2024 at the latest.

During the June 20th Board of Trustees meeting, Streets Manager Mark Hall laid out a 4-phase plan to enhance safety, durability, and sustainability for Nederland's roads this summer, while helping reduce the cost of maintenance. The plan includes:

• Phase 1 - Creating a series of runoff ditches around Town to get rain and snowmelt to flow in proper directions, protecting both roads and properties from flooding and water damage.
• Phase 2 - Grading all gravel roads in Nederland an ensuring each road has a proper crown - a 2% slope from the center of the road to the edges - which will help move water away from the road to reduce erosion and improve overall road conditions.
• Phase 3 - Adding aggregate to the freshly graded roads. Aggregate is a broad term to the sand, gravel, and stone that lays on the surface of gravel roads to help provide a stable foundation for roads and increase traction.
• Phase 4 - Install driveway culverts. After the roads are taken care of, the Streets department will shift focus to identifying which properties around Town will require driveway culverts, and then take the proper care to install these new culverts without disrupting utilities, roads, or driveways.

Follow the process here, as we add the Summer Road Improvement Plan to the lifecycle of the Streets & Sidewalks Improvement Plan, and be sure to check out the Summer Road Improvement Plan presentation as well.

During the June 14th Nederland Downtown Development Authority Meeting, the NDDA approved releasing funds for the Transportation Improvement Program to allow Town to focus on repaving the Visitor Center parking lot this summer. In doing so, they have allowed Town to focus on the most urgent needs of the project.

With this funding in place, the projected timeline for repaving the Visitor Center parking lot will be this summer - between the end of July and August.

The Town is currently working with Xcel on moving their poles from the north side of West First Street to the south. This work is planned for summer/fall of 2023. Once the energy work is done, Town can start on the sidewalk work in that area.

Town plans to release a request for contractors to submit their project bids at the end of 2023/beginning of 2024 with a project start date of spring/early summer 2024.