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30,000 acres of open space already has been acquired close to the proposed final beltway connection, which will include some of the prettiest regional drives in metro Denver and provide better local community access. Bikes as well as local traffic must conduct a dangerous crisscross at current overloaded local intersections. The proposed final beltway connection will eliminate traffic lights in Golden
along the roadway.		 A four-lane parkway now leads from C-470 into Golden and will be continued through the town.
Currently, regional traffic must stop at traffic lights as they enter and proceed through Golden, CO. The four-lane parkway, part of the proposed final beltway connection, will eliminate traffic lights and make travel smoother along the roadway. Large vehicles in Golden, CO, will be kept away from local neighborhoods and will travel on a more spacious four-lane parkway without traffic lights. 73 possible alignments for the last 20 miles of the metro beltway have been considered; the proposed final beltway will have more than 30,000 acres of nearby open space, which already has been acquired.
 
A new interchange is under construction along C-470, south of I-70, where beltway construction first began in 1980. Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink calls local roadways overloaded, dangerous and a risk to public safety. A completed beltway will help take regional traffic off overloaded local roadways.