BOULDER COUNTY

Drivers to see roadwork on Canyon Boulevard

Drivers will see changes amid a $4.6 million pavement rehabilitation project that involves Canyon Boulevard in the downtown Boulder area, an effort officials expected to start this week, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The work zone stretches from 28th Street to the entrance of Boulder Canyon, according to a CDOT news release.

CDOT and prime contractor Brannan Sand and Gravel are conducting the project, which has three phases. Crews will perform utility relocations with improvements to concrete sidewalks and gutters.

Phase 2 will take place during the following two weeks leading up to Memorial Day weekend. This phase will include overnight resurfacing operations on Canyon Boulevard between 28th Street and Broadway, the release said.

The final phase is expected to begin after Memorial Day weekend and will focus on the roadway from Broadway west to the entrance of Boulder Canyon, according to the release. Phase 3 will require a total roadway reconstruction, including the full depth removal of existing asphalt, subgrade reconditioning and the installation of new asphalt. Additional work will include new pavement markings and guardrail installations in several areas throughout the project corridor, the release said.

Email publicinfoCO@gmail.com or call 303-819-0126 for questions on the project.

Boulder County AIDS Project to host candlelight vigil

The Boulder County AIDS Project and the Interfaith AIDS Coalition are hosting a candlelight vigil May 18.

Participants are invited to arrive at 6 p.m. at the covered porch of Boulder’s First United Methodist Church, located at 1421 Spruce St., Boulder. The program will begin shortly afterward and includes live music, short reflections by Rev. Amy Ostwald and the reading of names of people who lived with HIV who have died.

Participants also will walk through downtown Boulder while carrying signs to remind the public that until there is a cure, there is work to do to improve the lives of people living with HIV. This year’s memorial highlights the stigma and self-stigma experienced by people living with HIV.

— Staff reports