Project Background
The City of Colorado Springs Stormwater Enterprise (SWENT), in cooperation with El Paso County, is looking to improve the storm drainage in the Park Vista Neighborhood. The corridor for this study is defined as the Templeton Gap Floodway alignment located from the western intersection of Siferd Boulevard and Date Street to Hopeful Drive. This reach of natural channel needs to be stabilized to prevent further erosion and incision of the creek bottom. Additionally, the creek flows over the intersection of Siferd Boulevard and Date Street in a low water crossing causing a major safety concern for the traveling public. Most of this area is within an El Paso County enclave surrounded by the City of Colorado Springs.
Matrix Design Group has been contracted by the City for data collection, research to determine the opportunities and constraints in the project area and develop design for presentation to impacted property owners and agencies and to prepare for construction.
Project Overview
The scope of this study is to provide a design to improve storm drainage and safety improvements along this reach of Templeton Gap. The low water crossing will be studied to improve the safety in the area. The area affected by this project will be annexed into the City of Colorado Springs at the conclusion of the project construction.
This project study will provide the following:
- design for channel bank stabilization improvements that limits flooding outside of the channel alignment
- design for safety improvements to the intersection of Siferd Boulevard and Date Street
- design which protects the utilities located beneath Siferd Boulevard and Date Street intersection and along Templeton Gap
- easement documents where necessary for drainage easements
- remapping of the outdated FEMA floodplain in the area
Funding
This project will be funded with a combination of SWENT Funds/ ARPA Funds and El Paso County Funds.