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Ridgegate Parkway Widening

Transportation

Widening a corridor for a growing Lone Tree.

RidgeGate Parkway is the spine of Lone Tree’s fast-growing RidgeGate development, linking I-25 and the Lone Tree City Center to the neighborhoods east of the interstate. To keep pace with that growth, the RidgeGate Parkway Widening Project expanded the corridor between I-25 and Meridian Village Parkway to add two through-lanes in each direction, including a split-alignment section, new bridges over Badger Gulch and Happy Canyon Creek, 8-foot pedestrian sidewalks, and a 12-foot cycle track running the length of the project.

Partnering with Hamilton, Vivid Engineering provided construction field and laboratory materials testing for soils, concrete, and asphalt throughout the project. Our technicians tested embankment and backfill compaction, structural concrete for the new bridges, and asphalt paving as the corridor was built out, verifying that every element met the project’s quality standards and giving the contractor results on the schedule the work demanded.

Project Details

  • Client

    Hamilton

  • Location

    Lone Tree, CO; RidgeGate Parkway between I-25 and Meridian Village Parkway

  • Timeline

    2019 – 2020

  • Sector

    Transportation

  • Services

    Construction Inspection & Testing

Project Location

RidgeGate Parkway, I-25 to Meridian Village Parkway, Lone Tree, CO 80124

Nearest City: Lone Tree

County: Douglas

State: Colorado

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