Project description and location
Union Avenue exists exclusively within the downtown Pueblo area and parallels Main Street from southwest of the Arkansas River and running northeast to City Center Drive. The Union Avenue Historic Commercial District is a century‐old business district with dozens of historically designated structures fronting Union Avenue including retail shops, restaurants, civic buildings and the crossing of HARP. The stated improvements to support pedestrian activity, parking and enhance streetscaping are not defined at this time. A planning study, in partnership with the Main St. improvements, is needed to coordinate improvements with the City’s masterplans for roadway designs in the surrounding areas.
Key partners for project
| Lead partner for implementation: | City of Pueblo |
| Current land/property owner: | City of Pueblo; public right of way |
| Long term maintenance/operations: | City of Pueblo |
| Political or jurisdictional approvals: | City of Pueblo |
Project status
| Design stage: | study required to determine designs, then full construction documents |
| Entitlement approvals: | required after design effort |
| Outside funding partner: | potential funding from EDA or CDOT through City as lead |
| Outside funding status: | tentative, not yet applied for |
Implementation timeline
| Planning and design: | requires City to hire planning firm for study; 3+ months for study effort |
| Community outreach: | proposed community process during study and design periods |
| Construction: | following study/design, improvements within 12‐24 months |
| Procurement: | City procurement processes will be used |
Budget and cost information
| Total cost estimate: | budget of $1M planned |
| Outside funding amount: | none committed, potential after study effort |
| Funding required from 1A: | $1,000,000 – requires final design and bidding |
| Explanation of costs: | study costs, design, and soft and hard costs of construction |
| Long term maintenance: | City of Pueblo |
| Supporting documents: | none |
Next steps for project
| Political: | establish IGA for funding with City, coordinate with City on intent |
| Legal: | draft IGA terms |
| Design/construction: | City should provide timeline and process within IGA |