Welcome to the Parker Road Corridor study website!
Parker Road (SH 83) provides a major north/south travel link from the southeast metropolitan area to employment and retail centers further south. This major regional arterial also provides a diagonal route from the rapidly growing Douglas County northwest into Denver. Current and projected traffic volumes and increasing traffic congestion along Parker Road between Hampden and E-470 prompted Arapahoe County to initiate a corridor transportation study to address regional mobility and local accessibility needs now and well into the future.
The majority of funding for the 18 month study will be from federal funds, and the remainder shared between Arapahoe County, Douglas County and the City of Aurora. The Parker Road Corridor Study will explore and define the most appropriate set of improvements to best move traffic through the Parker Road corridor area, while considering the unique context of this rapidly developing area.
The study includes several key elements:
- Defining the immediate and long term transportation needs of the corridor
- Considering roadway types and travel mode options that address the corridor needs, considering the principles of Context Sensitive Design
- Assessing of the benefits, impacts and tradeoffs of the various transportation improvement options
- Identifying a locally preferred, realistic strategy for the timely implementation of the recommended transportation improvements.
Please visit the Comments page to provide your input regarding the study recommendations.