Heads up, drivers and cyclists traveling through Boulder County: an overnight closure will affect eastbound Jay Road at Highway 119 come Thursday, April 10, as part of the ongoing CO 119 Safety, Mobility & Bikeway Improvements Project. According to Boulder County, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) seeks to enhance travel safety and efficiency with this project, and although it might be a temporary inconvenience now, it promises a range of benefits upon its expected completion in 2027 which will include faster bus service, improved safety for all travelers, and a new bikeway.
For those interested in keeping up with ongoing and future interruptions the process to receive CDOT's construction alerts is straightforward, visit the sign-up page, provide your email, and select the necessary updates related to Northeast Colorado and CO 119 project specifically more details are found in the update provided by Boulder County.
The completed CO 119 Diagonal Highway project is designed to offer a variety of transportation enhancements, “Improved safety for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians,” along with “Bus Rapid Transit between Boulder and Longmont,” as noted by Boulder County. Park-n-Rides at 63rd Street and Niwot Road, bus stops at CO 52, and “Safety improvements at many of the intersections” are also among the list of proposed features, punctuated by a nine-mile-long paved bikeway.
