Traffic Box Wraps: Round 2 (2022)

Utility box on a street corner is wrapped in a mural featuring bees and beehive hexagons Traffic box wrap mural of a cartoon Broomfield super hero face smiling at passersby Utility box wrapped in a cartoon drawing of dogs sitting on a bus

In March 2022, as part of the second phase of the Traffic Box Art Wrap project, the City and County of Broomfield and the Arts, History, and Cultural Council put out an art call for vinyl wrap traffic box designs. There were over 50 entries and in May, the Arts, History, and Cultural Council selected 15 pieces as finalists and six pieces in two categories (youth & adult) as semi-finalists. In July, there was a public vote with over 2,000 votes on the semifinalist pieces with the top-voted piece in each category being selected as a finalist. In September, 17 finalists were announced and their designs were installed throughout Broomfield in October and early November.

Fun Facts about the installation:

Each traffic box took about 2 hours to install, SpeedPro Northglenn did all of the installations
Many individuals inquire about the criteria for choosing traffic boxes for vinyl wraps and why some are excluded. The explanation lies in the ownership, as certain boxes in Broomfield are under the jurisdiction of CDOT rather than the City and County of Broomfield. Among the boxes owned by the City and County of Broomfield, those not selected typically exhibit excessive sun fading, making proper adhesion of the vinyl challenging. Additionally, boxes heavily utilized by the streets team may be omitted from the vinyl wrap selection to ensure swift access is not impeded.