Littleton council approves $1.33 million Euclid Avenue contract for Broadway segment
The consent-agenda vote awards West Fork Construction the Phase 2 project from Cherokee Street to Broadway, with city records showing work expected to run from July into September.
Littleton City Council approved a $1,326,682.50 construction contract with West Fork Construction on Tuesday for Euclid Avenue Improvements Phase 2, covering Euclid from Cherokee Street to Broadway. The item passed on the June 16 consent agenda in a 7-0 vote, with no recorded amendment or separate debate.
According to the council packet, the project would extend the city's Euclid corridor overhaul. Staff said that, together with the already completed first phase from Elati Street to Cherokee Street, the work would make Euclid Avenue Littleton's first "complete street."
The project materials describe Phase 2 as including roadway, curb, gutter and sidewalk replacement; wider sidewalks and shared-use path elements; a raised crosswalk at the High Line Canal with rectangular rapid flashing beacons; ADA-compliant curb ramps and bulb-outs; and storm-sewer, signing, striping and traffic-calming updates.
In the staff memo, city staff tied the work to Littleton's Safer Streets Initiative and Littleton Linkages Trail Study, saying the corridor is meant to improve safety and mobility for people walking, biking and driving. Staff said the route connects Euclid Middle School, the Options Secondary Program, the High Line Canal Trail and Broadway.
The contract funding plan uses $1,147,136 from the Sales Tax Capital Improvement Fund and $179,546.50 from the Capital Reserve Fund. Staff told council the city received seven bids after advertising the project in April, and West Fork was the lowest responsive bidder.
The public timeline in the packet says construction is expected to begin in July and finish in September. The contract documents also say the Euclid Avenue and Cherokee Street intersection must be fully open to traffic by Aug. 7, 2026, and that the overall work must be completed within 75 days of the notice to proceed.
The meeting record reviewed by Badger does not include a detailed public detour plan, lane-closure schedule or business-access map. Because council approved the item on consent, no separate discussion in the meeting record reviewed for this story added block-by-block traffic or access details.
That leaves some practical questions unresolved for residents and businesses along the route, including when lane restrictions will begin, whether any full closures will be needed beyond the Cherokee intersection milestone, and how access to adjacent properties will be maintained during each stage of construction. Those details may emerge later through city construction notices or traffic-control plans not included in the meeting materials reviewed for this story.