Crews Reschedule Closures of C-470 & Erickson Boulevard for Jan. 3-4

DOUGLAS COUNTY―Due to winter weather, crews have rescheduled the Dec. 20 and 21 closures of C-470 and Erickson Boulevard. As a result, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Jan. 3 and 4, eastbound and westbound C-470 will be closed between Santa Fe and Lucent, and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Jan. 3 and 4, northbound and southbound Erickson Boulevard will be closed between Plaza Drive and County Line Road.

During these closures, crews will install a bridge girder, and will restripe and move equipment.

Suggested Detours

• Traffic will be detoured off eastbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive to eastbound County Line Road, and back onto C-470 at Lucent.
• Westbound C-470 traffic will be detoured off C-470 at Lucent Boulevard to westbound County Line Road to Santa Fe Drive, and back onto westbound C-470.
• Northbound Erickson Boulevard will use Plaza Drive to Lucent to Countyline Road Southbound Erickson Boulevard will use County Line Road to Lucent to Plaza Drive.

Follow detour signs accordingly, and go slow for the cone zone.
Construction activities are weather dependent, and the schedule is subject to change.

For motorists on C-470, courtesy patrol is provided Monday through Friday from 6-9 a.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m. to assist disabled vehicles at no cost to the vehicle operator.

More than 100,000 motorists currently use this segment of C-470 each day with volumes projected to increase 40 percent by 2035. Construction is scheduled for completion in spring 2019.

Project Info

The $276 million C-470 Express Lanes project will increase mobility and user choice along 12.5 miles between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard. Crews will add two Express Lanes on westbound C-470, from I-25 to Colorado Boulevard, and one Express Lane from Colorado Boulevard to Wadsworth. They also will add an Express Lane on eastbound C-470, between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard.

Crews will fully reconstruct existing pavement; add auxiliary lanes at selected locations; improve on- and off-ramps; realign substandard curves; widen existing bridges; replace the bridges over the South Platte River; install tolling equipment; and build new C-470 trail underpasses at Colorado and Quebec.

When complete, the improvements will give motorists the option of using the Express Lanes on C-470 for a faster, more reliable commute in exchange for paying a toll. Or, they may drive the general purpose lanes for free.

About Express Lanes

Express Lanes increase roadway capacity and help to manage congestion on the highways. The use of toll pricing during peak travel times provides an option for travelers, reduces delays, manages congestion and maintains reliable travel times. HOV3/Express Lanes currently are open from Downtown Denver to 120th Avenue on North I-25 and, US 36 from Denver to Boulder and on the I-70 Mountain Express Lane.