How is future development prevented that would limit improvement options and benefits of the alternatives that will be identified in this process?
This study provides the County and adjoining city governments the opportunity to preserve right of way for future transportation improvements through their land planning and development approval processes (local governments have this opportunity, but CDOT has to purchase ROW). An example of this is the ROW preservation that the City of Aurora facilitated with the development at the northeast corner of the Arapahoe Road/Parker Road intersection. Based on the recommended interchange improvements from the Feasibility Study and Environmental Assessment completed in the late 1990s, the City of Aurora was able to preserve right of way on that corner for the future interchange configuration, while still allowing the development to proceed.
