CDOT Press Release

This weekend and next week, the Colorado Department of Transportation will continue concrete repairs on eastbound C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive and conduct some minor work on westbound C-470.

This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, November 6th until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 9th. During this time, the following closures will be in place on C-470 and major delays are expected:

Eastbound C-470 between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard – The right lane of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Major delays are expected and alternate routes are strongly advised.

Broadway to Eastbound C-470 – The ramp from Broadway to eastbound C-470 will be completely closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Motorists can take County Line Road to University Boulevard as an alternate route.

Westbound C-470 between University Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive – The left lane of westbound C-470 will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday only.

Since the concrete repairs require crews to place new concrete, there is about a 10 to 12-hour timeframe in which the concrete has to cure. During this time, the lane closure will remain in place but crews will not be visibly working. This is a necessary process for concrete replacement to ensure the pavement is of high quality and can withstand the heavy traffic C-470 handles. Once the concrete cures, crews will stripe and conduct some other minor work before reopening eastbound C-470.

In addition, there will be various closures Monday, November 9th through Friday, November 13th, weather permitting:

Santa Fe Drive at C-470: One lane of northbound and southbound Santa Fe Drive at C-470 will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Westbound C-470 between Wadsworth Boulevard and Ken Caryl Avenue: The left lane of westbound C-470 will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Eastbound C-470 between Colorado Boulevard and Yosemite Street: One lane of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday

Quebec Street to Eastbound C-470: The ramp from Quebec Street to eastbound C-470 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Monday only. Motorists can take County Line Road to Yosemite Street or I-25 as a detour route.

CDOT would like to remind motorists to obey all traffic signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Most fines will be doubled if the infraction occurs in the work zone.

Major concrete repairs on the C-470 bike path between I-25 and I-70 are also underway. As a result, a small section of the bike path between West Alameda Parkway and Rooney Road will be closed as well as the section between Quincy Avenue and Belleview Avenue. Bicyclists will be asked to dismount and walk around the construction zone.

This work is part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project. The $32 million project will repair nine miles of C-470 and then pave the entire length in asphalt. Concrete repairs will also be made along 26 miles of the C-470 bike path between I-25 and I-70.

Castle Rock Construction Co. of Centennial, CO is the contractor for this project, which is scheduled to be complete in July 2010.

In all, Colorado will receive more than $400 million from the Recovery Act for transportation projects and $103 million for transit projects. For more information about how Colorado is putting the recovery act to work, visit www.colorado.gov/recovery. For a list of CDOT’s Recovery Act projects, visit www.dot.state.co.us/arra.