The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved a purchase order with Merrick & Company for the preliminary and final design of the West Quincy Avenue arterial roadway improvement project.  The section being improved is from South Simms Street to South Kipling Parkway.

The 2006 Corridor Study for West Quincy Avenue recommended implementation of the minor arterial street template.  The preliminary design will be two through lanes in each direction, left-turn lanes, curb and gutter, and sidewalks.  However, the final design and initial construction phase will only include the future eastbound lanes that will be striped for two-way traffic with four-foot-wide shoulders in each direction, which can be used as on-street bike lanes, from West Radcliffe Drive to South Nelson Street. There will also be curb and gutter and an eight-foot-wide sidewalk on the south side. 

The project will include the design and construction of the full minor arterial street section from South Nelson Street to South Kipling Parkway and drainage improvements and storm water quality treatment measures.

Concurrent with the county's roadway improvement project, Denver Water will also be repairing and enlarging the Harriman Lake Dam that is located in the project area.  Upgrading the dam will require Quincy to be relocated to the north to provide a minimum of 20 feet between the road and the foot of the dam.  Depending on final permitting, reconstruction of the dam could begin this fall or next spring.  During the dam reconstruction, to ensure safety of the public and construction workers, Quincy will be closed from West Quincy Place to South Nelson Street.

The current contract for design work is for $291,600 and is being funded by the Southeast Jefferson County One Half Cent Sales Tax Fund.