The Colorado Department of Transportation broke ground last week on a new mobility hub along the Interstate 25 corridor in Thornton that will give people in northern Colorado additional transit options, according to a news release.

Thornton will host the new hub, which is the fourth of its kind going up in the northern Front Range to make transit, including Bustang, more accessible. 

CDOT, alongside Thornton, Brighton, Adams County and Broomfield representatives, broke ground on the hub last week, looking to fall of 2026 for its completion, according to the press release.

The idea behind a mobility hub like Thornton’s is to connect various methods of transportation in a place that makes it easy and convenient, like the intersection of I-25 and Colorado Highway 7. 

“When it opens in the fall of 2026, the newest hub will be CDOT’s way of connecting people who live and work in this area to other locations along the Front Range and to other areas in Colorado,” CDOT Region One Transportation Director Jessica Myklebust said in the release.

Three other mobility hubs are already operating along I-25 at Firestone-Longmont, Berthoud and Centerra-Loveland. 

Hubs are also planned for Lone Tree, Castle Rock, Monument, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Idaho Springs, Grand Junction and Fairplay, according to the release. 

Thornton’s hub will initially be able to accommodate 152 vehicles with the ability to double its size to 304 vehicles, Myklebust said.

“When the Commission and CDOT decided to prioritize state funds to develop mobility hubs, we knew we needed to have the necessary infrastructure in place to meet the transportation needs of the 21st century,” Colorado Transportation Commissioner Karen Stuart said in the release. “Our current mobility hubs, the one we’re breaking ground on today, and the ones we’re going to construct in the next several years, will play a critical role in shaping our transportation future.”

Other additions at Thornton’s hub will include a pedestrian bridge over I-25, bus shelters, new traffic signals at the I-25 and Highway 7 ramps, additional sidewalks and a permanent water quality pond.

“This is about more than just adding infrastructure,” CDOT Acting Executive Director Sally Chafee said in the release. “It’s about giving commuters and travelers more choices and reducing congestion on I-25 and surrounding roadways.”

More information about the project can be found at codot.gov/projects/i25co7transit.