Crews have completed all of the concrete repairs on eastbound and westbound C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive and asphalt resurfacing is just beginning. Since temperatures are not yet warm enough for paving during the overnight hours, crews will continue to work on weekends.

“With the concrete work complete, we will micro-surface C-470, which seals the concrete and levels the pavement,” said CDOT Project Engineer Doug Liane. “Once that work is complete, we will resurface both directions of C-470 in asphalt for a smooth driving surface.”

Concrete repairs on C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive will once again take place this weekend and next week. This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, April 9th to 5 a.m. on Monday, April 12th, weather permitting. During this time, closures will be in place on C-470 and major delays are expected.

More than $390 million in road construction projects on state highways will be underway this year in the metro Denver area, with more than a third of the total funded by the federal stimulus program.

The Denver Business Journal reports that Edward Kraemer and Sons was the apparent low bidder at Thursday’s bid opening for the reconstruction of the C-470 and Santa Fe Drive interchange.

The Colorado Department of Transportation is using the last of its federal stimulus money on the project, estimated to cost a total of $25.7 million. Kraemer’s bid of $17.2 million was about five percent less than the $18.2 million engineer’s estimate for the construction work.

Concrete repairs on C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive will once again take place this weekend, weather permitting. This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, March 12th to 5 a.m. on Monday, March 15th, weather permitting. 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 Yosemite: One 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.
• Eastbound C-470 to Quebec Street: The ramp from eastbound C-470 to Quebec Street will be completely closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Detour: Motorists can take Yosemite Street to Park Meadows Drive or University Boulevard to County Line Road.
• Quebec Street to Eastbound C-470: The ramp from Quebec Street to eastbound C-470 will be completely closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Detour: Motorists can take County Line Road to either Yosemite Street or I-25.

Concrete repairs on C-470 between I-25 and Santa Fe Drive will once again take place this weekend and next week, weather permitting. This weekend, crews will work from 8 p.m. on Friday, March 5th to 5 a.m. on Monday, March 8th, weather permitting. During this time, several lane closures will be in place and major delays are expected.

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.

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.

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Map shows locations of four new stimulus-funded highway projects in metro Denver approved by CDOT. Click on the blue balloons or the two blue lines to pull up the details.

Savings from competitive bids on stimulus projects from the state’s contracting community have given the Colorado Department of Transportation extra federal job-creating money to put back out for more road projects early next year.

CDOT’s Transportation Commission has allocated $16.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds – money that had been allocated to previous ARRA-funded projects that came in under the estimated budget – to four additional metro Denver projects.

In addition, CDOT anticipates it may see another $15 million to $25 million in savings on the final stimulus projects going out for contractors’ bids. It has until March 2 to obligate all $400 million CDOT was allocated for transportation projects under the stimulus bill.

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.