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Second Fatality Prompts Cherry Hills Village to Fast-Track Signal Study for Belleview–Franklin Intersection

State approval in 2024 left design, funding, installation to local authorities, which stalled action.

Overview

  • Gerry Goldberg, 82, died Monday in a two-vehicle crash at E. Belleview Avenue and S. Franklin Street, the site where his wife Andie was killed in 2024.
  • Cherry Hills Village directed staff to accelerate a traffic-signal warrant study that had been planned for March 17 and to coordinate next steps with Greenwood Village and CDOT.
  • CDOT confirmed it approved Greenwood Village’s plan for a signal, assigning the city design, installation and funding responsibilities while CDOT would operate and maintain it after installation.
  • A September 2024 analysis cited by Greenwood Village found speeding levels that met state signal criteria, and officials and neighbors have noted a long crash history at the location.
  • Community views remain split, with several hundred petition signatures urging a light and some residents opposing one over cut-through traffic concerns as police patrols increased nearby.