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Spring Gulch #2 Greenway and County Line Road Improvements Are Focus of April 25 Community Meeting

Residents are invited to a community meeting Thursday, April 25, to discusstwo important capital improvement projects preparing for construction on the east side of Longmont.
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Residents are invited to a community meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, to discuss two important capital improvement projects preparing for construction on the east side of Longmont: constructing Phase 2 of the Spring Gulch #2 Greenway and making safety and operational improvements to County Line Road. The community meeting will be held at the City of Longmont’s Lashley Street Station, 1200 Lashley St.

At the meeting, residents will be able to learn more about each project, including project components, estimated construction schedules and impacts, and how the finished projects will benefit both nearby neighborhoods and City residents as a whole.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m, and a presentation providing an overview of each project will begin at 5:45 p.m. A community dialog session and question-and-answer period will follow the formal presentation. Project managers will be on hand to answer technical questions.

Phase 2 of Spring Gulch #2 Greenway

The Spring Gulch #2 Greenway project addresses drainage, open space and transportation issues by designing and constructing a greenway trail connection and drainage improvements along Spring Gulch #2. Once all phases are complete, the greenway trail will run from Stephen Day Park (west of County Line Road) southeast to Union Reservoir, continuing on to Sandstone Ranch Nature Area and connecting with the St. Vrain Greenway.

Phase 2 of this project will include construction of the greenway trail and drainage improvements from Stephen Day Park southeast to the Union Reservoir Nature Area (at Weld County Road 26). This work will include a box culvert system consisting of a pedestrian underpass and Spring Gulch #2 drainage culverts running under County Line Road.

This phase of the project is anticipated to begin in spring 2019 and continue for approximately 15 months. The underpass and drainage work is planned to be completed in conjunction with road widening and pedestrian connection work planned for County Line Road.

 

County Line Road Improvements

Improvements have been identified by the City of Longmont that are intended to increase both the safety and operation of County Line Road from 9th to 17th Avenues.

Proposed improvements include limited widening of County Line Road from 17th Avenue to Spring Gulch #2 (near Trail Ridge Middle School) to accommodate on-street bike lanes and left-turn lanes along the entire segment. Intersection improvements will be made where needed, and sidewalks will be added along the west side of County Line Road.

Construction on the County Line Road Improvements is anticipated to begin in late spring 2019 after overhead utility lines in the work area have been relocated by the provider.

No RSVPs are needed for the community meeting. To learn more about the Spring Gulch #2 Greenway, visit bit.ly/spring-gulch-2. To learn more about the County Line Road improvements, visit bit.ly/county-line-road.