The weekend lane closures on eastbound C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive have been cancelled due to inclement weather; however, concrete repairs will resume next week.

The Denver Union Station Project Authority’s contractor for the Denver Union Station redevelopment project, Kiewit Western, will begin early construction activities at Denver Union Station beginning on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010. Traffic will be redirected on Wewatta to one lane in each direction on the westbound side for a few weeks starting on Monday, Feb. 22.

The second full closure of U.S. 34 just east of Estes Park is still scheduled to take place March 1 through 12, weather permitting. The closure is necessary to allow SEMA Construction to replace the last steel truss bridge in Big Thompson Canyon.

Castle Rock Construction will continue concrete repairs on eastbound C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive, which will require various lane closures on C-470.

CDOT will reopen US 34 in Big Thompson Canyon Wednesday night after SEMA Construction was able to complete replacement of one of two bridges ahead of schedule. The old bridge had been the worst-rated bridge in the entire state highway system.

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.

The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports that construction has begun on the $8.5 million redesigned interchange of Interstate 25 and U.S. 34 in Loveland. New Design Construction Co. of Denver is expected to take 10 months to complete the work.

Summit County Citizens Voice reports that the next phase of CO 9 widening, between the AGAPE church and Tiger Road, could be delayed because of renewed consultations between various federal agencies over wildlife and land trade issues.

CDOT Traffic Alert

Clear Creek County – The Colorado Department of Transportation will be stopping traffic in both directions of I-70 for 20 minutes at a time this week for rock-scaling operations at Georgetown Hill. Traffic will be stopped on I-70 westbound at Georgetown and eastbound at Silver Plume between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Tuesday though Thursday (February 5-7). Please note, traffic may be held for up to 20 minutes at a time.

Motorists should expect delays during this time period and are encouraged to plan accordingly. CDOT apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this important safety project.

CDOT Press Release

DOUGLAS/JEFFERSON COUNTY — Tonight, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will resume weekend work on C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive as part of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project. The project repairs and replaces concrete along nine miles of C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive, paves C-470 in asphalt and makes repairs to 26 miles of the C-470 bike path between I-25 and I-70.

“The project shutdown shortly before Thanksgiving so that our work would not impact holiday traffic,” said CDOT Project Engineer Scott Smith. “With the holidays behind us, the weekend work will resume and take place as weather permits.”

This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, January 29th until 5 a.m. on Monday, February 1st. 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 left 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.

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 the left lane of eastbound C-470 between University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard.

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.

Castle Rock Construction Co. of Centennial, CO is the contractor for this $32 million Recovery Act project, which is scheduled to be complete in September 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.