Berthoud Parkway now open, highway to move again

As the Berthoud Parkway, a sweeping arc of concrete that will take U.S. Highway 287 out of the middle of Berthoud, nears completion, another stretch of the historic roadway adjacent to another small northern Colorado town is undergoing realignment.

Construction of Glade Reservoir, a project planned north of LaPorte by a coalition of Front Range water providers, will require the relocation of an approximately seven-mile stretch of U.S. 287.

Moving the highway has become the most visible piece of the multimillion dollar, two-reservoir project, said Brian Werner, public information officer for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

“It’s a highway realignment project with…