US 385 to be Closed 24/7 Next Week Near Julesburg for Bridge Replacement

December 14, 2012 - Northeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 4 - As part of a double bridge replacement project in northeastern Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will completely close US 385 near Julesburg between County Road (CR) 31 and CR 33 from Monday, December 17 at 6 a.m. until Friday, December 21 at 6 p.m.

Throughout the week, the closure will extend to include additional county roads (listed below). A local detour will be marked and in place throughout the entire closure.

The schedule for the 24/7 closure next week is as follows:

Monday, December 17: US 385 will be closed between CR 31 and CR 33
Tuesday, December 18: US 385 will be closed between CR 31 and CR 34
Wednesday, December 19: US 385 will be closed between CR 31 and CR 35
Thursday, December 20: US 385 will be closed between CR 31 and CR 36
Friday, December 21: US 385 will be closed between CR 31 and CR 37

The US 385 bridge is located near Julesburg at mile marker (MM) 316.7 (spanning the Peterson Canal) and the bridge on US 138 is located at MM 1.8 (spanning the Pioneer Ditch) near Sterling. Both bridges, built in the 1950s, have become functionally and structurally obsolete and will be replaced with concrete box culverts.

Normal work hours are from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, with limited night and weekend work. Entries to homes and businesses will remain open, and temporary access points will be arranged during short periods when existing access points are re-built. The speed limit will be reduced to 40 MPH in the construction zone. Motorists are urged to drive Slow for the Cone Zone.

Questions and concerns can be directed to the public information phone line at 970-425-7101 or email address at [email protected]. A website has been set up for the project atwww.coloradodot.info/projects/us138us385timberbridges.

TLM Constructors (TLM) is the contractor for this $1 million project that is expected to finish in March 2013.