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Xcel Energy converted approximately 4,700 feet of existing overhead electric distribution lines to new underground distribution lines along the south side of Arapahoe Avenue, between Foothills Parkway and 55th Street in Boulder, Colorado.
This project is part of Xcel Energy’s Franchise Agreement with the City of Boulder, which allows 1 percent of Xcel Energy’s revenue to be used for electric overhead to underground conversions due to right-of-way improvements.
The City of Boulder’s East Arapahoe Multi-Use Path and Transit Stops Project will begin construction once Xcel Energy’s Arapahoe Avenue Electric Undergrounding Project is completed and requires all dry utilities to be undergrounded, including telecommunications. To learn more about the improvements in the area, please visit the City of Boulder’s East Arapahoe Transportation Plan website.
Schedule
Construction began in spring 2024 and concluded in Augst 2025.