Construction is underway to improve sections of Pearl and Folsom Streets in Boulder.
The city of Boulder says this area is known as a high-risk area, meaning serious crashes happen there more frequently. Over the last decade, there have been more than 500 serious crashes on Folsom Street alone.
The city says more than 22,000 vehicles travel daily on Pearl Street between 28th Street and 30th Street. There are more than 600 bicyclists and hundreds of pedestrians who travel along or across Pearl Street on an average weekday.
The city says between 12,000 and 14,000 vehicles travel daily on Folsom Street between Arapahoe Avenue and Pine Street. There are more than 600 bicyclists, and between 200 to 600 pedestrians that travel daily between Arapahoe Avenue and Pine Street…