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Louisville City Council Meeting March 20, 2001 Page 13 enable Staff to further resolve environmental permitting, right-of-way acquisition, procurement of design and construction services, coordination with CDOT for existing roadway realignments, and related matters. Phare stated that Staff is requesting Council's endorsement of Alternative B, as identified in the 96th Street Connection Alternative Analysis Report and Alternative A as a backup, with authorization for Staff to undertake necessary actions to implement the alternative. Phare stated that a significant part of the Alternative Analysis examined what should be done in the southeast area of Louisville to provide connectivity to the proposed roadway. He noted that Staff is attempting to coordinate construction of the roadway through the Northwest Parkway Authority. Phare introduced the project manager, David Woolfall, who would make the presentation. David Woolfall, Carter Burgess, 216 16th Street Mall, Suite 1700, Denver, CO, made a power point presentation to Council that outlined the feasibility study. He reviewed the background of the project noting that the City began contemplating construction of a downtown bypass roadway in the mid-1980s and conducted several routing and cost studies regarding 96th Street in the early and mid 1990s. Woolfall reviewed the project components and stated that the study was broken into three zones. Zone 1 - Between about Cherry Street on the south and Pine Street on the north. Alternatives for providing arterial bypass for.96th Street, include re-alignment of SH42 and possible closure of Lock Street railroad crossing. Zone 2 - Area includes a potential Bella Vista extension and local roadways such as Rex Street and Parkview Street. The goal is to mitigate traffic impact on residential roadways south of downtown Louisville. Zone 3 - Proposed 96th Street widening south of Cherry Street to where 96th Street would curve southeast in Broomfield and connect with the Northwest Parkway. Options for phasing of widening, where widening would physically occur in relation to existing roadway, and improvements to the Dillon Road intersection. Lisa Thompson, Carter Burgess, Environmental Planning Department, 216 16th Street Mall, Suite 1700, Denver, CO presented the environmental overview of the study. She noted that there are wetlands throughout the proposed corridor. She stated that there were no endangered species of animals or plants found on the properties. The findings of the report were as follows: 13