Trail News, Events and Road Closures

Prairie Dog Management

The annual Prairie Dog Management Public Meeting will be held on Dec. 5, at 5:00 p.m. in the Ron Stewart Parks and Open Space Building, 5201 St. Vrain Road in Longmont. The County Parks and Open Space Department will share how it manages the prairie dog population in open spaces that include agricultural land, including actions taken in 2024.

The public is invited to attend and to share comments. This venue is in-person, only. For more information, visit the Parks and Open Space website via this link: ​​https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/prairie-dogs/.

Boulder to Erie Regional Trail

On November 15, the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners approved the Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT) Plan in a 2-1 vote with Commissioners Ashley Stolzmann and Marta Loachamin supporting the plan and Commissioner Clarie Levy opposing it, noting that she was not satisfied with the mitigation measures included in the plan as it affects impacts on lands covered by conservation easements. With the plan approval, next steps can now be undertaken to procure funding at local, state and federal levels.

https://bouldercounty.gov/news/boulder-to-erie-regional-trail-bert-plan-approval-and-next-steps/" target="_blank">The Boulder County website states, "The plan's preferred alignment is the starting point for more detailed engineering and in-depth technical analysis, including additional environmental analysis. Strategies to minimize potential environmental impacts of the preferred alignment will continue to be explored.

Partner coordination and community outreach will continue in the next phases of the project. Regular updates will be provided as the project progresses."

The BERT preferred plan illustration accompanies this article.

The Boulder County Planning & Permitting Department's BERT plan report can be accessed at https://bouldercounty.gov/news/boulder-to-erie-regional-trail-bert-plan-approval-and-next-steps/.

Road Impacts and Closures due to CO 119 Safety, Mobility & Bikeway Project

CDOT has asserted that there will be no construction along the CO 119 corridor during the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, Nov. 28 through Sunday Dec. 1.

Additionally, the CDOT website is now providing information prior to the closures and delays.

The CDOT traffic impact for the coming week are:

Monday, Nov. 25 to Wednesday, Nov. 27, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., there will be various shoulder closures along Colorado Highway 119/Diagonal Highway between Colorado Highway 157/Foothills Parkway and South Pratt Parkway to install in-ground construction signs.

Monday, Nov. 25, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., there will be an overnight single right lane closure on southbound CO 119/Diagonal Highway, from Monarch Road to N. 83rd Street, to repair rumble strips.

Tuesday, Nov. 26, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., there will be various overnight single right lane closures on northbound and southbound CO 119/Diagonal Highway, from Jay Road to N. 83rd Street, to repair rumble strips along the corridor.

For additional information, visit CDOT CO 119 Mobility Project.