95th Street daytime, weekday closure –Valmont to Lookout Road - starts June 26

Resurfacing and intersection improvement project; Travel restrictions will vary during work

Boulder County, Colo. - In order to safely accommodate a roadway resurfacing and intersections improvement project, Boulder County Transportation will need to fully close 95th Street to through traffic between Valmont and Lookout roads starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, June 26. The road closure will be in effect from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, during this phase of the project. North- and south-bound traffic on 95th Street will instead need to use 75th Street or Highway 287 to detour around the closure.

As construction progresses, the closure area will be expanded. It is anticipated that in August the road will be closed to through traffic between the Lafayette city limits on the south and Lookout Road on the north. This closure will also be in effect between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. During closure hours, traffic will need to use Lookout Road and Arapahoe Road to move east-west and 75th Street or Highway 287 to move north-south.

Local residents will be able to access their home during construction, but should use the road closest to their neighborhood’s access point.

The project is scheduled to last through October, weather permitting. Lane reductions and closures may not be necessary throughout the entire project. Boulder County and the contractor will do their best to reopen the road as soon as possible.

Visit the project website and www.BoCoConeZones.com to stay up-to-date on this project and its travel impacts.

Intersection Improvement Project Scope/Improvements
Valmont and Isabelle roads intersect 95th Street at an “offset” intersection that requires eastbound and westbound vehicles to share the road with north-south traffic on 95th Street for a short stretch of the road. Currently, neither intersection is signalized, which leads to significant peak-hour congestion and accident rates that are among the highest of any intersection in the county. To help alleviate congestion and make the road safer for motorists and cyclist, the project will include:

• Widening of 95th Street to create a longer center turn lane for both intersections while maintaining the standard paved shoulder width along a southbound right-turn lane onto Valmont from 95th Street.
• Widening of Isabelle Road to allow for an additional turn lane onto 95th Street
• Geometric improvements on Valmont Road at the intersection with 95th to improve safety and drainage

For more information on this work, visit the project website, or contact Andrew Barth at abarth@bouldercounty.org or 303-441-1032. All current Boulder County Transportation project information is available at www.BoCoConeZones.com.