FIRST ENTRYWAY PROJECT: South 11th Avenue
Estimated Cost: $ 590,000
Location of first project: The City Council selected the location of the first project, which is on south 11th Avenue from US 34 Bypass north to 25th Street. Click to download entryway map The project included installation of concrete intersections on 11th Avenue at Hwy 34, 11th Avenue, 26th Street, 26th Street Road and 25th Street, new landscaped medians, public artwork, neighborhood identification, plus perimeter landscaping.
Ground Breaking/Project Completion: The ground-breaking ceremony was held on April 2. The project is now completed! Improvements to the roadway were completed Summer 2005.

SECOND ENTRYWAY PROJECT: 8th Avenue Downtown
Estimated Cost: $900,000 with Quality of Life funding not to exceed $200,000.
Location/Description: 8th Avenue from 7th to 10th Street -- Construction of landscaped medians.
Project Completion: Construction began April 26, 2004, as part of the overall 8th Avenue Downtown Revitalization Project. The project is now completed! View project photo photo 1 or > photo 2.

 

 

THIRD ENTRYWAY PROJECT: 16th Street from 8th Avenue to 23rd Avenue
Project Description: Construction of streetscape improvements along 16th Street from 8th Avenue to 23rd Avenue as a companion element related to, but distinct from, asphalt resurfacing and curb improvements for this area.

Project Status: The Request for Qualifications for conceptual design services was issued; Three Statement of Qualifications for these professional services were received and the work was awarded to BHA Design. The project budget is currently at $325,000 based on available 2005 funding. A citizen's advisory committee was formed and joined members from the Entryway Committee and staff to consider options for improvements to this corridor. The final project design was presented at an Open House on January 5, 2006. The plans were presented to City Council on February 14, 2006 and were approved. Construction began in Summer 2006 and included streetscape improvements adjacent to Heath Middle School and Greeley Central High School with a detached sidewalk for pedestrian safety and comfort, faux brick columns and landscaping. Last items to be installed are a pair of entryway monuments at the intersection of 16th Street and 8th Avenue.  The monuments will be similar in size and general design to those found on 11th Avenue between the University Square Shopping Center and the UNC campus, except they will be done with a brick and capstone material more similar to the entryway materials on the UNC campus.  The monuments will include street identification.  The project completed Fall 2007.

 

 

FOURTH ENTRYWAY PROJECT: 34 Bypass Interchange

Project Description: Construction of entryway improvements at the US 34 Bypass interchange at US Highway 85.
Project Status: Staff met and assigned various management responsibilities for the project. A budget was established and reviewed with the Entryway Committee. The Request for Qualifications for design services was published. Statements of Qualifications were received from three consulting firms,with the final award going to BHA Design. The City of Greeley awarded the contract to Duran Excavating for project construction.  The entryway is fully constructed and lighted; landscaping is still to be done.  The project was completed Fall 2007.

Two other entryway projects have been approved and will advance to design and construction as funds are available from the bond proceeds.  Those projects include: South 8th Avenue median at approximately 24th Street (estimated construction is Fall 2008); the other is US 34 Bypass from 11th to 17th Avenues (design and review with Council, late 2008).
Entryway and neighborhood improvements will involve neighborhood input and evaluation of such items as:

• key gateways/interchanges
• landscaping/streetscaping
• elimination of visual distractions
• public art