Boulder County Takes Input on Bikeway Overpass Design

By Dana Cadey, Daily Camera

Bikers, drivers and pedestrians came together on Tuesday to give feedback on the planned bikeway overpass along Colo. 119 between Boulder and Longmont, also known as the Diagonal Highway.

The Colo. 119 Safety, Mobility and Bikeway Project is a collaboration between Boulder County, the Regional Transportation District, and the Colorado Department of Transportation. The project involves several changes to the Diagonal Highway meant to improve safety for all users. Construction will begin this fall.

One element of the project is a planned bikeway overpass at 63rd Street in Gunbarrel. The overpass, which crosses 63rd Street in the middle of the Diagonal Highway, is being constructed above-ground due to an existing underground water line.

Karen Worminghaus with Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections said Gunbarrel includes around 20,000 residents and employees who could benefit from the shuttle.

“The need is great for this type of thing,” Worminghaus said. “I’ve talked to a lot of people who are keenly interested.”

Worminghaus said that most of the funding for the shuttle service is coming from Boulder County and RTD. The service should begin early next year.

“Microtransit is really coming into its own, I’d say, as far as the evolution of where transit is going,” she said.