Hover Street Pedestrian Underpass Longmont, Colorado

In promoting active transportation and pedestrian safety, the Hover Street Pedestrian Underpass is located just south of the street’s intersection with SH119. With Otak leading the engineering, the design also relocated an Regional Transportation District (RTD) bus pad directly on top of the underpass to further enhance safety while improving multimodal access.

A Structure to Enhance Pedestrian Safety and Multimodal Access

In designing the overpass and bus pad, a “jug handle” link trail was also included to create a plaza area with bike lockers and other site amenities. Among the aesthetic features are multiple concrete formliners and pilaster columns with masonry veneers found on the underpass and headwalls. A detention facility was also added to manage drainage from SH 119 and adjacent business property. Accounting for a complex intersection geometry and high traffic volumes, the project was constructed using a three-phase maintenance of traffic approach.