Overview

The segment of 9th Avenue between Hover Street and Coffman Street is scheduled for a preventative maintenance treatment and striping changes that will improve multimodal transportation access as well as vehicular, bicyclist and pedestrian safety.

Goals and Planned Improvement

Goals

The goal of this project is to improve multimodal transportation access as well as vehicular, bicyclist and pedestrian safety. The most functional and visual changes to residents and travelers along 9th Avenue will be:

• The addition of center-turn-lane along the entire length of this project, for safer left turning traffic.
• Keeping one lane of traffic in each direction based on the existing and anticipated future traffic in this corridor.
• Installing a bicycle lane in each direction, to provide a safer place for people on bicycles, as well as creating a buffer between the automobile traffic and the pedestrians on the sidewalks.
• Additionally, most of the current on-street parking along 9th Avenue will be converted into the needed safety and capacity elements of this project.

9th Avenue Striping Project – Virtual Open House

A virtual open house is scheduled for May 20 at 6:00 pm to provide more information about the project and share concepts for the design. There will also be time for the public to ask questions during the meeting.

Watch the livestream meeting at: https://bit.ly/LongmontYoutubeLive

Anyone wishing to speak during the meeting can watch the livestream for instructions about how to call in to participate at the appropriate times. Instructions will be given during the meeting and displayed on the screen when it is time to call in to provide comments or ask questions. Speakers will be asked to state their name and address for the record prior to proceeding with their comments. (Please remember to mute the livestream when you are called upon to speak).

If you need interpretation, accommodations, or other special assistance in order to participate in the meeting, please contact Public Works and Natural Resources at 303-651-8416 or serviceworks@longmontcolorado.gov, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to make arrangements.  

Download the open house notification letter

Planned Improvement by Area

Preventative maintenance treatment – Hover to Coffman Street

As part of the City of Longmont’s annual Pavement Management Program, 9th Avenue from Hover Street to Coffman Street has been selected to receive a preventative maintenance treatment called a chip seal. This program is funded by the City’s voter-approved, 3/4-cent Street Fund sales and use tax to help maintain Longmont’s streets for a safe and efficient transportation system. The chip seal application will be performed by contractors working for the City under the supervision of a City inspection team.

Chip Sealing Schedule:

1. Preparatory Work, Crack Sealing – Completed in April 2021
   
   First, the road is prepared for chip seal by filling and sealing any cracks using an asphalt-based tar material. Crack sealing typically occurs a couple of months in advance of the actual chip seal application. Additional information is provided on the back of this letter to describe what to expect during crack sealing operations.
   
   
2. Chip Seal, Phase 1 – Scheduled for July/August/September
   
   Once chip seal activities begin, streets will be swept to remove any vegetation and debris followed by the application of asphaltic material and placement of aggregate. This process does not require a full street closure but may result in temporary delays. All vehicles must be removed from the street during this work.
   
   
3. Chip Seal, Phase 2 – Scheduled for July/August/September
   
   After the initial chip seal application has set, any loose chip material will be swept and an additional thin asphalt layer will be applied to finalize the treatment.

Download the chip seal notification letter

Striping Changes

9th Avenue – Hover to Francis Street

• Removal of on-street parking (with exception to the north side of 9th Avenue between Judson Street and Francis Street)
• Reduction of existing lane widths to 11 feet
• Addition of 5 foot bike lanes
• Addition of 10 foot center lane/median

9th Avenue – Francis Street to Coffman Street

• Removal of on-street parking (with exception to the north side of 9th Avenue between Venice Street and Gay Street)
• Reduction of existing lane widths to 11 feet
• Reduction of 4 lane section to 3 lane section between Francis Street and Bowen Street
• Addition of 5-6 foot bike lane
• Addition of 10 foot center lane/median from Francis Street to Bowen Street
• Addition of westbound turn land at Bowen Street
• Addition of eastbound and westbound turn lanes at Francis Street

Download the 9th Avenue Hover to Coffman Striping Plan

Contact

Questions regarding the chip seal operation and the lane striping project should be directed as follows:

Chip Seal Operation
Alden Jenkins
City of Longmont Senior Civil Engineer (303) 651-8567

Lane Striping Project
Len Marques
City of Longmont Civil Engineer I (303) 651-8757