CDOT Traffic Advisory

Paving on eastbound I-270 to close ramp to I-70 this weekend

DENVER – Starting at midnight on Friday night, weather permitting, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will completely close the ramp from eastbound I-270 to I-70 for paving operations. The ramp will reopen by 5:30 a.m. on Monday.

“In early January, we closed this ramp to repair the bridge deck, but we weren’t able to pave because the temperatures were too cold,” said CDOT Project Engineer Steve Pineiro. “With warmer temperatures this weekend, we will return to the ramp and pave the entire bridge deck in asphalt.”

Throughout the weekend, motorists will exit eastbound I-270 at Quebec Street and take Quebec Street south to I-70. Major delays are expected and alternate routes are strongly advised. The ramp will completely reopen by 5:30 a.m. on Monday, February 15th.

This weekend’s closure will be the last full closure of this ramp as part of the project. Expansion joint repairs will require single lane closures at a later date and more information will be released once that work is scheduled.

This weekend’s work is part of a project that rehabilitates two other bridge decks in the Denver metro area: eastbound I-70 over 20th Avenue and eastbound I-70 over the Union Pacific Railroad between Monaco Street Quebec Street.

Jalisco International, Inc. is the contractor of this $772,000 project. The entire project should be complete by the end of June 2010.