Dec. 22, 2024 to Jan. 4, 2025:
Please use caution in the work zone and follow construction signage. Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.
| Project hits progress milestone! |
The SH 7 and 119th Street Intersection Improvement project, which began in November 2023, is 55% complete as of Aug. 1, 2024. Other major project milestones, as of Aug. 1, 2024, include: - Moved and compacted 10,000 cubic yards of dirt, which is about three times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool.
- Removed 7,000 square yards of asphalt, or about nine-tenths as big as The White House.
- Installed 2,000 linear feet of pipe and 2,800 linear feet of curb and gutter, which combined, is about three-fourths as long as The Kentucky Derby.
- Installed 3,500 square yards of roadway concrete, roughly half as big as a football field.
- Placed 4,800 tons of asphalt for the new roadway, which is about 40 times as heavy as a Blue Whale.
- Completed 80% of the new storm drainage system.
Interested in seeing what the intersection will look like once the project is completed? Take a look at the cross-section graphic of SH 7 & 119th Street below.
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Project Overview
The City of Lafayette strives to accommodate the safe and efficient movement of people using all modes of travel while retaining our small-town livability. Beginning in November 2023, the City will partner with the Town of Erie, the Boulder County Transportation Department, and the Colorado Department of Transportation on a project to enhance multimodal safety and accessibility at the intersection of State Highway 7 (SH 7) and 119th Street.
This project will advance commuting and multimodal improvements such as the widening of 119th Street at SH 7, improved drainage, dedicated right and left turn lanes, future transit lanes, new sidewalks, signalized crosswalks and dedicated bike lanes.
Project Work Includes
The project consists of improvements within and adjacent to the intersection of SH 7 and 119th Street including additional left turn lanes, right turn deceleration lanes, transit lanes for future improvements, dedicated bike lanes, sidewalks, relocating utilities, installing traffic signals, and storm water management.
To bring these improvements forward, the following construction activities will take place during this project:
- Utility relocation
- Roadway obstruction and material removal
- Storm drainage installation
- Sidewalk and curb ramp installation on SH 7 at the northwest corner of the intersection
- New roadway construction, including repaving and roadway widening
- The addition of dedicated bike lanes on both 119th Street and SH 7 at the intersection
- Intersection traffic signal improvements
- Landscape restoration
The construction phase of the project is estimated to be substantially complete by late 2024.
Funding
The construction of this improvement project will be funded by the City of Lafayette, Boulder County, the Town of Erie, and federal grants. Due to the shared location among jurisdictions, the project is being completed under agreements between the City of Lafayette, the Town of Erie, and CDOT. This is a Federal-aid Project administered through CDOT Region 4.
Connect with the project team:
Email: co7119thproject@gmail.com
Hotline: 720-446-8404
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofLafayette
Twitter: Twitter.com/Lafayette_CO
Website: lafayetteco.gov/SH7_119project
Dec. 22, 2024 to Jan. 4, 2025:
Please use caution in the work zone and follow construction signage. Construction schedules are weather-dependent and subject to change.
| Project hits progress milestone! |
The SH 7 and 119th Street Intersection Improvement project, which began in November 2023, is 55% complete as of Aug. 1, 2024. Other major project milestones, as of Aug. 1, 2024, include: - Moved and compacted 10,000 cubic yards of dirt, which is about three times as big as an Olympic Swimming Pool.
- Removed 7,000 square yards of asphalt, or about nine-tenths as big as The White House.
- Installed 2,000 linear feet of pipe and 2,800 linear feet of curb and gutter, which combined, is about three-fourths as long as The Kentucky Derby.
- Installed 3,500 square yards of roadway concrete, roughly half as big as a football field.
- Placed 4,800 tons of asphalt for the new roadway, which is about 40 times as heavy as a Blue Whale.
- Completed 80% of the new storm drainage system.
Interested in seeing what the intersection will look like once the project is completed? Take a look at the cross-section graphic of SH 7 & 119th Street below.
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Sign up for project notifications
Select the Stay Informed button to receive periodic updates via email. (Located to the right on a desktop, or scroll down on your mobile device.)
Project Overview
The City of Lafayette strives to accommodate the safe and efficient movement of people using all modes of travel while retaining our small-town livability. Beginning in November 2023, the City will partner with the Town of Erie, the Boulder County Transportation Department, and the Colorado Department of Transportation on a project to enhance multimodal safety and accessibility at the intersection of State Highway 7 (SH 7) and 119th Street.
This project will advance commuting and multimodal improvements such as the widening of 119th Street at SH 7, improved drainage, dedicated right and left turn lanes, future transit lanes, new sidewalks, signalized crosswalks and dedicated bike lanes.
Project Work Includes
The project consists of improvements within and adjacent to the intersection of SH 7 and 119th Street including additional left turn lanes, right turn deceleration lanes, transit lanes for future improvements, dedicated bike lanes, sidewalks, relocating utilities, installing traffic signals, and storm water management.
To bring these improvements forward, the following construction activities will take place during this project:
- Utility relocation
- Roadway obstruction and material removal
- Storm drainage installation
- Sidewalk and curb ramp installation on SH 7 at the northwest corner of the intersection
- New roadway construction, including repaving and roadway widening
- The addition of dedicated bike lanes on both 119th Street and SH 7 at the intersection
- Intersection traffic signal improvements
- Landscape restoration
The construction phase of the project is estimated to be substantially complete by late 2024.
Funding
The construction of this improvement project will be funded by the City of Lafayette, Boulder County, the Town of Erie, and federal grants. Due to the shared location among jurisdictions, the project is being completed under agreements between the City of Lafayette, the Town of Erie, and CDOT. This is a Federal-aid Project administered through CDOT Region 4.
Connect with the project team:
Email: co7119thproject@gmail.com
Hotline: 720-446-8404
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CityofLafayette
Twitter: Twitter.com/Lafayette_CO
Website: lafayetteco.gov/SH7_119project
