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Pedestrian connectivity on CU Boulder’s East Campus is set to get a boost in the coming weeks with the installation of a new pedestrian bridge across Boulder Creek.

Crews are slated to begin site work for the project on Monday, Sept. 17, with completion eyed for late October or early November.

The 10-foot-wide, 150-foot-long bridge will span from the Boulder Creek path on the south side of the creek to a new paved pedestrian path on the north side of the creek that will link to the southeast corner of Parking Lot 560. The new bridge will provide a more direct connection between the Marine Street and Â鶹ÊÓƵy Drive portions of East Campus.

The bridge is also part of a broader push to improve connectivity across Boulder Creek on campus. Construction of a new pedestrian bridge and pathway spanning the creek just north of Folsom Field began in June and is slated for completion in early 2019. A second bridge and path connecting Main Campus to areas north of the creek near 19th Street will break ground next year.

The East Campus bridge project will cost about $700,000, with $386,000 of that covered by funding from the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).

Impacts of the construction will include a hardscaped detour of the creek path around the construction site during a portion of the project. The finished project will also include a slight permanent re-route of the path to accommodate connection to the new bridge. Additionally, there will be some noise impacts for about two days late in the week of Sept. 17 as crews drive steel supports into the earth.

The project also entails the removal of 16 trees, all of which will be replaced by new trees as part of final landscaping at the site.

Updates on CU Boulder construction projects can be found on the campus Cone Zone website.