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1 <br /> The 26th Avenue corridor is designated as a minor arterial in Aurora's 1999 Northeast Area <br /> Transportation Study.The ultimate 114-foot-wide 26th Avenue right-of-way will be <br /> adequate for pipeline construction. However,the City is acquiring easements along this <br /> reach,because the current ROW is only 60 feet wide. The pipeline alignment along the 26th <br /> Avenue portion has been designed to avoid existing and proposed utilities. As an <br /> alternative to ROW acquisition in this area, a re-alignment of the pipeline to Smith Road is <br /> also being considered. <br /> Construction Staging Areas <br /> A construction staging area will be provided for field office trailers and temporary <br /> equipment storage and materials staging along the Segment 2 alignment,southwest of the <br /> 64th Avenue and E-470 intersection. Most of the nearby property is agricultural. <br /> Construction traffic will access the site via E-470 and 64th Avenue. <br /> Existing Land Uses <br /> The 12.5-mile pipeline corridor from the preliminary site selected for PS-2 to the PS-3 site is <br /> mostly undeveloped with some agricultural use,private residences and farmhouses. <br /> Segment 2 crosses the City of Aurora municipal limits,Arapahoe County,Commerce City <br /> and Denver County. <br /> Proposed Future Development <br /> Future development is likely alongside the E-470 corridor(outside the MUE) and along 26th <br /> Avenue.Aurora Water and its project team have met with each governmental entity to <br /> review specific permitting,design and construction requirements,and to discuss general <br /> development patterns anticipated along the alignment.Development will not occur within <br /> the E-470 MUE. Planned developments will not impede the construction of Pipeline <br /> Segment 2. <br /> Special Crossings and Land Use Assessment <br /> The Segment 2 alignment has one USACE-jurisdictional drainage crossing,three minor <br /> drainage pipeline crossings,eight-paved roadway crossings,and four major utility <br /> crossings.Trenchless construction methods will be used for all crossings except minor <br /> drainage crossings,which will be encased.Local geotechnical conditions indicate no <br /> significant sub-surface challenges to pipeline construction. <br /> 19 <br />