Valmont
Update
Thank
for your patience during the design, development
and construction of Valmont Bike
Park. BMA has been working in tandem with the City
of Boulder Parks and Recreation
Department, and we are very excited about what is
right around the corner. Your
generosity has made a large impact, and we
sincerely thank you for the above and beyond
donations.
The
Parks Department, as the landowner, is working
tirelessly to get the project done within
budget, and as soon as possible. I am sure you
will be disappointed the park is
not opening this fall, but the wait will be well
worth it. We cannot commend the Park
Department enough on their work. There are many
layers of complexities in the
construction, and they have met the challenges
well. We are grateful for their efforts.
Please read the statement they issued below for
the status and opening dates.
BMA
would like to address an issue that has negatively
impacted an already tight construction
schedule and budget. Numerous incidents of
poaching (trespassing) have occurred,
and the ramifications are causing delays, damage,
increased costs, and stressing our
relationship with the Parks Department. The trails
ARE NOT READY TO RIDE, and
riding them is requiring the contractors to repair
them first, before they can finish them.
So it is not harmless poaching, it is causing
damage and delays. We cannot emphasize
this enough.
Current
Project Status
Approximately
50% of the bike park features have been roughed in
or completed. Many additional
features and elements need to be added or
completed before the park can be opened.
Please
Note: The bike park site is currently CLOSED to
all non-construction access. Entering
this site at anytime is trespassing and violators
will be ticketed. Many of the park
features are not complete and riders attempting to
access the park risk personal
injury
and damage to the trails, increasing construction
delays and resulting in diverting limited
funds from park features to repair
damages.
Bike
Park Improvements Currently
Underway
- constructing
terrain park features
- constructing
restroom facilities
- installing
irrigation, landscaping and erosion
controls
- grass
seed establishment
- obtaining
easements, engineering and constructing bridges
across irrigation ditches
- improving
parking lots
- developing
trail maintenance standards and
agreements
- developing
and installing safety and information
signs
Projected
Bike Park Opening: Spring 2011 (contingent upon
weather)
Again,
please DO NOT ENTER or attempt to ride the park
until it is opened for public use.
We
sincerely appreciate your patience and cooperation
as we enter the final months of bike
park
construction.