95th Street Bridge Replacement Over Left Hand Creek

The 95th Street Bridge Replacement project will remove the roadway bridge over Left Hand Creek south of SH119, and replace it with a wider structure that will include shoulders for bicycles and a multi-use pedestrian path.  The new structure will be constructed to accommodate the Boulder County's Longmont-to-Boulder regional trail underneath the structure resulting in a continuous connection via an underpass between the Longmont-to-Boulder (LoBo) Regional Trail and the existing Longmont Trail System.

The existing structure of the 95th Street Bridge over Left Hand Creek was built in 1960 and is in need of replacement to meet current and future traffic demands.  The new structure is planned to accommodate two thru lanes (one northbound and one southbound), a center turn lane, bike lanes and walkway.

Bridge improvements are funded through a federal grant and by the city of Longmont.  Federal funds are part of the Longmont-to-Boulder Trail Connections project for which Boulder County was approved for funding in 2007.  The existing pedestrian bridge connecting the north-south trail will be removed and replaced with an attached pedestrian walkway on the 95th Street Bridge Replacement.

It is anticipated that construction on the 95th Street bridge replacement over Left Hand Creek and trail underpass will begin in the fall of 2009.  A full closure of 95th Street may be required to allow for expedited construction.