Temporary Flyover Failure

For those of you coming down the temporary Flyover ramp onto the existing path, beware of this trench. It's deeper than it looks, filled with water, and with the current configuration, cyclists traveling South will pass over it almost in parallel. I witnessed a man get taken down on his 28 tires last night. Don't get trenched!

Added photos with a Divvy tire for reference.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Reho on March 21, 2019 at 4:11am

Thanks! I'll be making my first trip of the year past there soon, and that's just the kind of thing that's been known to take me down.

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Permalink Reply by ad on March 22, 2019 at 4:38am

I broke an arm in a cycling accident due to a similar situation. I'd hope the park district fixes this immediately, as otherwise someone's going to get hurt, and then the City is going to get sued. This is a designated bike path, and they're not going to get to hide behind Boub on this one. Why has the implementation of all of this been such a joke?

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on March 22, 2019 at 7:56am

What a shame, it's not like CDOT doesn't have extensive experience putting those large metal plates down for situations like this.

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Permalink Reply by V W on March 22, 2019 at 7:58am

I've definitely busted my $#%+ on hazards like that before. Thanks for the FYI.

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Permalink Reply by Tooscrapps on March 22, 2019 at 9:48am

I have sent the photos directly to CDOT at their request.

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Permalink Reply by JeffB on April 10, 2019 at 6:07am

This morning I noticed that a metal plate has been placed over this trench, making it much smoother.

The merge point still remains a horrible design that I'm sure will lead to near collisions all summer, but at least you won't get trenched.

And BTW, watch out for the raised/bent seam at the north end of the drawbridge. That does not look like a quick fix. Its like a mini curb in the middle of the sb lane now.