Boulder's Foothills Parkway Closes For Bridge Removal

BOULDER, CO — Foothills Parkway will close this weekend for a planned bridge removal, the City of Boulder said. The parkway will be closed from Baseline Road to Arapahoe Avenue Saturday and Sunday.

The Foothills Parkway Underpass project, on CO 157 just south of Colorado Avenue, is set to be completed in about one year, the city said. The new underpass will replace the existing bridge, which is at the end of its service life.

The closure will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday and end at 7 p.m. Sunday, officials said. During the removal, the area will be cordoned off for safety and detours will be in place.

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Vehicles will detour from Baseline Road or Arapahoe Avenue to US 36 and 28th Street. Detour signs will direct pedestrians and bicyclists around the closure.

Park East Park will remain open during construction; however, the basketball court will be fenced off and closed to play for safety reasons Nov. 1 to Nov. 8, the city said.

Following this weekend’s closure and removal of the overpass bridge, the construction of the underpass on the west side of Foothills Parkway will begin. Four lanes of Foothills Parkway will remain open with occasional off-peak lane closures.