Bridge Demolition Continues on I-70 This Weekend and Into Next Week Requiring Full Closures of the Interstate

August 26, 2011 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DENVER— The demolition of the old Stapleton Airport runway service road over I-70, which is located between Havana Street and Quebec Street, will continue this weekend and into next week.

The work will require full closures of I-70 during the overnight hours as crews remove one of the spans consisting of 17 girders.

To complete the work, there will be various full closures of I-70 between Quebec Street and Havana Street from tonight, August 26^th through Thursday, September 1^st. During the closures, motorists will be detoured via the on and off-ramps at Central Park Boulevard.

Eastbound I-70 between Quebec Street and Havana Street:

o August 26^th: Full closure will take place from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday

o August 27^th: Full closure will take place from 10 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday

o August 28^th: Full closure will take place from 10 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday

o August 29^th through September 1^st: Full closure will take place from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night

Westbound I-70 between Havana Street and Quebec Street:

o August 26^th: Full closure will take place from 11 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday

o August 27^th: Full closure will take place from 10 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday

o August 28^th: Full closure will take place from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday

o August 29^th through September 1^st: Full closure will take place from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night

In addition, one lane of eastbound I-270 between Quebec Street and I-70 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday and from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., Friday and Saturday.

Major delays are possible and alternate routes are strongly advised. CDOT would like to remind motorists to plan ahead, obey all construction signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Most fines for infractions that occur in the work zone will be doubled.

This interchange improvement project constructs a full interchange at I-70 and Central Park Boulevard, which is located between Havana Street and Quebec Street. The project will construct all ramps connecting Central Park Boulevard with eastbound and westbound I-70 and I-270.

SEMA Construction, Inc. is the contractor of this $47.2 million project being funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as well as the City and County of Denver voter-approved Better Denver Bonds. The City and County is providing primary construction oversight, with cooperation and additional oversight by the Colorado Department of Transportation. The interchange will be open to traffic by early October 2011.