The City of Boulder has started a major reconstruction of Broadway, the street that fronts our property. This project will extend from Pine Street north to Iris Avenue and will last from 18 -24 months. There will be times that our access from Broadway will be affected. We will post information here as things happen. We will also post pictures of the developments. We are actually very excited about the improvements. Our sidewalk along Broadway will be moved back from the street, making it much more enjoyable walking and, for us, safer for things like shoveling snow. The landscape architects are working with us to have the new strip planted with drought tolerant and native plants and trees. The improved bus stop will have porous pavement as a test for how this material works next to a street with sand, grit, and deicing products. Our stone walls and pillars will be moved back and reconstructed to look the same, and will be more protected by being farther from the street. For more information see the City’s Website

For the latest photos of the construction in front of our place, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

As work progresses northbound, there will be various lane closures and alignments. Please check the link above for the latest.

Broadway in front of our place is currently restricted to two lanes on the east side of the road. Please do not make a left turn into our drive from the north - use the back entrance off of 13th Street instead. If you are approaching from the south, you can easily make a right turn into our newly widened front entry.

We have driven on Broadway to downtown and the delays are minimal, at least during non-rush hour times. You can always come in our back drive - the continuation of 13th Street, southbound from Iris Ave.

Work along our property along Broadway is mostly done. The stone wall has been rebuilt, just set back to the east. The stonemason rebuilt it to look just like the original. A new iron fence has been installed on top of the fence and we now have sandstone signs on the fence. The new, wider sidwalk, set back from the street, is complete except for the new bus stop and a couple of patches. In the next few months, the new planting strip and curb along Broadway will be installed. The planting strip will have drought tolerant plants and the bus stop will be paved with porous pavers. We  love our new frontage. The end result of all this work will be a very much improved Broadway and sidewalk for everyone. The City Transportation Department and all the contractors have been outstanding. They have all been attentive to details, to our concerns and needs. They keep us informed at all times as to what is happening and are happy to answer any questions we have. They are attentive to all the details like carefully removing and saving a selection of the shrubs in front of the house that we plan to replant when the dust settles. Please give everyone a big thank you for all the improvements.

Updated May 1, 2010

Our Broadway frontage now with the sidewalk next to the street.

The landscape architects' drawing of the finished sidewalk. This will be a much more welcoming and pleasant experience. We are looking forward to the finished product.

(Image courtesy of Shapins Belt Collins, Landscape Architects)

Initial work on installing the new water main in Broadway on June 29, 2009

Getting serious about that new water main

Visions of an all-nighter

Installing the barrier fence in preparation for starting work on the new sidewalk. The utilities in this section will go under the new sidewalk, so it will be multi-purpose. 8/31/09

All of the construction along our Broadway frontage looks worse than it is. The fencing is set back farther from Broadway in order to be able to stockpile the topsoil for reuse and to provide maneuvering room for the equipment. The end result of all of this will be a much better sidewalk and frontage for all. The contractor has been really good and saved some of the shrubs which we intend to replant when the work is done. These photos are taken looking north from our driveway. This is the area where the new sidewalk will be located. The trench is for several utility lines to be buried. 9/11/09

Part of the new sidewalk setback is to move and then rebuild the wall. The pillars on either side of the drive will be moved back as well. The final result will be a new, rebuilt wall that will look exactly like the current one, just moved east about 10 feet. It will actually be better, because the existing damage from an automobile will be repaired. John Merims, of Aspen Grove Stone Masonry is doing the work. This photo is of the start of the deconstuction of the north wing of the driveway wall. He has marked each stone for replacement in rebuilding. 9/12/09

   North wall before                                                                                  North wall almost done, just needs the concrete cap

  Detail of the new stone work, before the cap.                          Detail of the new stone wall after concrete cap, before                                                                                                              new iron fence.

The wall is beautiful!  To see more of John's work, check out his website at www.aspengrovestonemasonry.com.  

A new iron fence has been installed on the wall by Eric St. Germain of Western Fence Products. It mirrors the loop design of the historic wire fence (also newly replaced) along the rest of our frontage. This new iron fence is untreated so it will rust naturally and will require no treatment, making it very sustainable. The sandstone sign was made by Tribble Stone Company, and like the rest of the wall and fence, is a work of art.

Digging for installation of new storm sewer along Broadway, across from Long's Gardens. 4/7/10