Bridge Demolition to Close Sheridan Boulevard at 6th Avenue Next Week

To complete the bridge demolition, the following lane closures will be in place each night, April 22^nd through April 26^th, weather permitting:

• Northbound and Southbound Sheridan Boulevard at 6^th Avenue: All lanes of northbound and southbound Sheridan Boulevard will be closed at 6^th Avenue from 10 p.m. each night to 5 a.m. the following day. Northbound Detour: Motorists on northbound Sheridan Boulevard will be directed onto eastbound 6^th Avenue then to Federal Boulevard. Take Federal Boulevard north to westbound 6^th Avenue and back to Sheridan Boulevard. Southbound Detour: Motorists on southbound Sheridan Boulevard will be directed onto westbound 6^th Avenue then to Wadsworth Boulevard. Take Wadsworth Boulevard south to eastbound 6^th Avenue and back to Sheridan Boulevard.
• Eastbound 6^th Avenue over Sheridan Boulevard: The right lane of eastbound 6^th Avenue at Sheridan Boulevard will be closed from 9 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following day.

In addition to the bridge demolition, motorists there will be daytime lane closures on Sheridan Boulevard from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and on eastbound 6^th Avenue from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for asphalt removal.

Major delays are possible on Sheridan Boulevard and on 6^th Avenue and alternate routes are strongly advised.  Motorists can take either Wadsworth Boulevard or Federal Boulevard to Colfax Avenue to avoid the construction zone.  CDOT would like to remind motorists to obey all construction signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

This work is part of a project that replaces the 6^th Avenue bridge over Sheridan Boulevard.  The original bridge was constructed in 1961 and is one of Colorado’s poor bridges. The new bridge will be wider to accommodate wider sidewalks under the bridge along Sheridan Boulevard and at the four pedestrian islands.  The medians north and south of the bridge will be modified to increase left turn storage capacity which will help with the flow of traffic on Sheridan Boulevard.

Edward Kraemer and Sons Inc. is the contractor for this $11.5 million project scheduled to be complete by the end of August 2013. The project is being funded by the Colorado Bridge Enterprise, which uses a small portion of vehicle registration fees to repair or replace poor bridges.

For more information about the project, visit the project website at http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/us6sheridanbridge.