Memorandum

To: CentennialBusinessCommunity LocatedinproximitytoInterstate25andtheDryCreekRoadandCountyLineRoadexits From: CityofCentennial CorriSpiegel,CEcD,EconomicDevelopmentManager EdwardStafford,P.E.,PTOE,CityEngineer Date: 6July2011 Subject: IKEAGrandOpening&TrafficManagementPlan ThismemorandumisintendedtoinformthebusinesscommunityinproximitytothenewIKEACentennialstore of the traffic management plan associated with the stores grand opening. The City has been working closely withrepresentativesfromIKEA,theArapahoeCountySheriffsOffice,CDOTandvariousotherstakeholdersto developacomprehensivetrafficmanagementplanforthegrandopeningevents.

Schedule
IKEACentennialwillopenWednesday,July27at9AM.Thestorewillnothaveasoftopening;however,there willbeincreasedactivityatthefacilitytheweekpriortoopeningasIKEAemployeesputthefinishingtoucheson the store. During this period, there will be several private events, including one for media and one for coworkers.Whiletherewillbeincreasedactivityinandaroundthestore,itwillnotbeopentothepublicand the 24hour security will be strictly enforced. IKEA will grant the public access to the property beginning Monday, July 25 at 9 AM, which is the earliest point at which customers can line up to enter the store. In addition to the companys security personnel, the services of a professional parking management firm have beenretainedtoassistwiththestoresopening. The traffic management plan will be fully deployed early the morning of Wednesday, July 27. Traffic control devices(cones,barricades,etc.)areexpectedtobedroppedoffstartingat4AM,withfulldeploymentofthose devicesandlawenforcementnolaterthan6AM.Grandopeningceremoniesbeginshortlyafter8AM,withthe storeofficiallyopeningat9AMandclosingat9PM.Pleaseanticipateextensivemediacoverage,includingthe possibility of news helicopters overhead in the morning. Beginning Thursday, July 28 the store will operate withinitsregularhoursof10AMto9PM,withSundayhoursof10AMto8PM.

TemporaryChangeswithintheBusinessPark(7/277/31)
Duringthefirstfivedays(Wednesday,July27throughSunday,July31)therewillbetemporarychangestothe circulation within the business park. Access to Nichols Avenue between Chester and Dayton Streets will be limitedtocredentialedvehiclesutilizingthestreetforbusinesspurposesatWaterviewIII(8000SChesterSt), Waterview IV (7958 S Chester St) and Jones International (9697 E Mineral Ave). Nichols Avenue between

Yosemite Street and Chester Street will maintain current functionality. Additionally, the E Otero Avenue/S Dayton Street/E Mineral Avenue loop will become a counterclockwise 2lane, 1way street with no on streetparking.ThetemporaryeliminationofonstreetparkingwithinthisloopwillbecomeeffectiveMonday, July25.

IKEACustomerAccess&Parking
The IKEA website, press material, and information distributed by the City will direct customers to access the store from Interstate 25 via the County Line Road exit. In the days precedingthestoresopening,variablemessagedisplayboards (VMBs)willbeplacedonsouthboundI25nearArapahoeRoad and northbound I25 before the County Line Road exit to informIKEAcustomerstoexitatCountyLineRoad.FromtheI 25 and County Line Road interchange, customers will go west on County Line Road to Chester, north on Chester to Otero, andeastonOterotoDayton.Theywillbedirectedtoavailable parkingfromthatpoint.Customerparkingwillbecontrolledby a professional parking management firm. In addition to the 1,500+/ spaces in the IKEA parking structure, the store has made arrangements for an additional 750+/ spaces in overflowparkingonadjacentproperties.Theseoverflowareas will be closely managed by the parking team and customers willfollowthesametrafficflowpattern. CustomersusingC470andE470astheirprimaryrouteswillnotbeabletoexitatCountyLineRoad.There willbeaVMBoneastboundC470betweenQuebecandYosemitedirectingtraffictousetheDryCreekRoad exit. From Dry Creek Road, customers will go west and turn onto southbound Chester and then onto E Otero whichwillleadtoDaytonandintotheparkingqueue.CustomersfromC470mayalsoexitQuebecStreet,taking ittoeastboundCountyLineRoad,ontoChester,andfollowingthemainroutefromthere. BusinessParkEmployees,Customers&Visitors The City anticipates increased traffic for the first five days of operations, as well as for several weekends thereafter.Withregardstostandardbusinessoperatinghoursforcompanieswithinthebusinesspark,theonly expectedAMpeakimpactisonWednesday,July27.Asthestoresettlesintoitsregularhours,theremainderof the business park should see negligible impact during the morning commute. There may be increased traffic duringmidday(lunchhour)andPMpeak,butitshouldnormalizebyLaborDay.Weencouragecompaniesinthe areatoadvisetheiremployees,customersandvisitorsthatwouldnormallyusetheI25andCountyLineRoad interchangetoaccessthebusinessparkviaotherroutesonWednesday,July27.

ForMoreInformation
You can obtain additional information about the store and opening plans from the IKEA Centennial website (www.ikeausa.com/centennial). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Corri Spiegel at (303) 7543351 or cspiegel@centennialcolorado.com and/or Edward Stafford at (303) 7543310 or estafford@centennialcolorado.com. OnJuly27technicalstaffwillbedeployedonsite;pleasecontacttheCitys24/7/365callcenterat(303)325 8000 or the office of Economic Development at (303) 7543358 for any nonemergency concerns. For public safetyconcernsoremergencies,pleasecontacttheArapahoeCountySheriffsOfficesat(303)7954711.

CITY OF CENTENNIAL / ACSO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR IKEA CENTENNIAL GRAND OPENING

DRY CREEK ROAD

CHESTER STREET

Note: White boxes with red numbers represent public safety/trac control locations

CHANGES IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 THROUGH SUNDAY, JULY 31 Box 3: Access to Nichols Avenue between Chester and Dayton Streets will be limited to credentialed vehicles utilizing the street for business purposes at Waterview III (8000 S Chester St), Waterview IV (7958 S Chester St) and Jones International (9697 E Mineral Ave). Boxes 6-5-4-2: The E Otero Avenue/S Dayton Street/E Mineral Avenue loop will become a counterclockwise 2-lane, 1-way street with no on-street parking. The temporary elimination of on-street parking within this loop will become eective Monday, July 25.

YOSEMITE ST

TATE 25 INTERS

Egress traffic
CP B

2
CP A

4
A

NICHOLS AVENUE

over flow parking

IKEA

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over flow parking

6 Ingress traffic
C

COUNTY LINE ROAD