Bridge Demolition to Close 17th Avenue and Corresponding Ramps to I-25 Next Week

To complete this work, the following road closures will occur Monday, May 7^th, through Friday, May 11^th, weather permitting:

• 17^th Avenue will be closed to all traffic between Mile High Circle and I-25, including the on and off ramps at I-25, from 6 a.m. Monday, May 7^th, to 5 p.m. Friday, May 11^th. The road will reopen to traffic by 5 p.m. on Friday.  Detour: Traffic will be detoured to Mile High Stadium Circle to Colfax to Zuni to 8^th Avenue to NB I-25. Northbound I-25 traffic accessing 17^th Avenue will be detoured to the 23^rd Avenue exit to Mile High Circle then south to 17^th Avenue.

• Walnut Street at Lower Colfax will be closed to all traffic from 6 a.m. Monday, May 7^th, to 5 p.m. Friday, May 11^th. The road will reopen to traffic by 5 p.m. on Friday.

Delays are expected throughout the week 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.”  Fines for most infractions that occur in the work zone will be doubled.

The work is part of a bridge replacement project on I-25 between Colfax Avenue and 23rd Avenue.  The project replaces the I-25 bridges over the South Platte River, also known as the Bronco Arch Bridge.  The existing bridges were originally constructed in 1951 and are in poor condition.  The entire project is scheduled to be complete by the end of August 2013.

Lawrence Construction Co. is the contractor for this $16.3 million project, which is being funded with federal and state funds.

For more information about this project, visit http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/I-25SouthPlatte .  To receive e-mail updates about the project, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the icon in the upper right-hand corner.  The link will take you to a list of items you can subscribe to including the “I-25 over the South Platte” project listed under “Projects.”