Overnight Closures set for Dec. 14-15 on Acres Green Drive Below C-470

DOUGLAS COUNTY—From 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 and Friday, Dec. 15, crews will close Acres Green Drive below C-470 as they perform bridge pier foundation work as a part of the C-470 Express Lanes project.

Detours are approximately 1.5 miles.

• Southbound Acres Green Drive detour
  Take Parkway Drive west to East County Line Road. Then, head west on East County Line Road to South Quebec Street, then south to Park Meadows Drive. Once on Park Meadows Drive, drivers will be directed east back to Acres Green Drive.
  
  
• Northbound Acres Green Drive detour
  Head west on Park Meadows Drive, then to South Quebec Street. Head north on South Quebec Street to East County Line Road to reconnect with Acres Green 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.