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 will be the last weekend for concrete work until next year, but some work will take place during weeknights as weather allows.

“After this weekend, the holiday season will officially begin and we do not want to impact traffic on weekends when many people are out preparing for the holidays,” said CDOT Project Engineer Scott Smith. “The concrete work will resume next year as weather allows and should be complete by June 2010.”

This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, November 20th until 5 a.m. on Monday, November 23rd. During this time, the following closures will be in place on C-470 and major delays are expected:
• Eastbound C-470 between University Boulevard 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.
• University Boulevard to Eastbound C-470 – The ramp from University Boulevard 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 Quebec Street as an alternate route.
• Westbound C-470 between University Boulevard and Santa Fe Drive - The right 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 23rd through Wednesday, November 25th, weather permitting:
• University Boulevard at C-470: One lane of northbound and southbound University Boulevard at C-470 will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
• Quebec Street at C-470: One lane of northbound and southbound Quebec Street at C-470 will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday.
• Eastbound C-470 from Broadway to Quebec Street: The right lane of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday.

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 Eldridge Street 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.