Englewood board approves easements for City Ditch Reach 2A
The easements will provide construction access at St. Mary Catholic Church and staging space at Littleton Cemetery for a project expected to begin this fall.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board unanimously approved temporary easements July 14 for Reach 2A of the City Ditch project, providing construction access at St. Mary Catholic Church and staging space at Littleton Cemetery, the board’s meeting record shows.
The board approved a temporary construction-access easement with St. Mary’s and a temporary construction-staging easement with the Littleton Cemetery Association. Agenda materials set payment at $10 for each easement and recommended City Council approval. The materials reviewed do not establish a separate council vote or ordinance for the easements.
The cemetery agreement calls for a temporary chain-link fence around the work area and grading afterward. The records reviewed do not specify traffic controls, road closures, work hours, truck routes or arrangements for church services, cemetery visits, funerals or burials.
Reach 2A runs from a manhole on St. Mary’s property north to Ridge Road. Mobilization is estimated for Aug. 24, with construction expected to begin in fall 2026. The city estimates six to eight months of active construction in each pipe-installation area and says it and HEI Civil will communicate with nearby neighbors and minimize disruptions, the city’s project description says.
The easements follow the City Council’s June 15 approval of a $3.94 million construction contract with Hudick Excavating Inc., doing business as HEI Civil. The council awarded the contract in a 6-0 vote for $3,943,456, with up to $394,346 in staff-managed contingency authority, bringing total authorization to $4,337,802, the voting record shows.
Reach 2A is part of an effort to enclose the remaining open-channel portions of City Ditch between Chatfield Reservoir and the Allen Water Treatment Plant. City documents cite improved raw-water quality, increased capacity, year-round reliability, resilience and safety, and lower energy and operating costs as expected benefits. Reach 2B, from St. Mary’s toward the ditch’s crossing under Santa Fe near Linhart Lake, remains under design and coordination with Littleton and is planned for fall 2027 after additional stormwater and floodway analysis, the July 14 board materials say.