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Celebrate the opening of the Four Mile Creek Bikeway Connection

Boulder County, Colo. – The Boulder County Commissioners and the City of Boulder invite local cyclists and recreationalists to celebrate the opening of the Four Mile Creek Bikeway Connection.


The bikeway connection links the Four Mile Creek Greenway to the northbound lanes of State Highway 119 and is the final phase of the federally funded SH 119 Bikeway Project to improve bicycle access and safety along the Diagonal Corridor.

 

What: Ceremony to open the Four Mile Creek Bikeway Connection that links the Four Mile Creek Greenway to the northbound lanes of SH 119.

 

When: Sunday, June 6, 5:30 p.m.

Where: Four Mile Creek Greenway at northbound SH 119 (Diagonal Highway) between Jay and Independence roads in Boulder.


By bicycle: Participate in the City of Boulder’s 13th annual Circle Boulder by Bicycle / B360 and bike to the ribbon cutting. Bicyclists can register and start this self-guided free event any time between 3-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 6 at Scott Carpenter Park, 30th Street and Arapahoe. 


Parking: Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex, 3805 47th Street, Boulder. Map.

Please park at Pleasant View and enjoy the short walk to the bikeway connection. Please do not park on the Diagonal Highway shoulders.

Directions: From the intersection of the Diagonal Highway and 47th Street: Go north on 47th Street approximately 0.4 miles. Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex parking is on the west side of 47th Street. Take the Four Mile Creek Greenway located on the north side of the parking lot. Go east on the Four Mile Creek Greenway about seven minutes by foot to the site.


Past phases of the bikeway project include bike lane improvements at SH 52 and a bicycle bridge across Lefthand Creek north of Airport Road.
 
Commissioners will officially open the new connection to provide access for cyclists heading from Boulder to Gunbarrel, Niwot and Longmont. 


The project is a joint effort between the City of Boulder and Boulder County with funding provided by the city of Boulder, a 2007 Federal Transportation Grant awarded to Boulder County; and a countywide trails fund passed by voters in 2001.


More information about Boulder County regional trails is available at