C-470 Closed from Broadway to Lucent Boulevard Overnight Aug. 1 & 2 for Flooding Mitigation

DOUGLAS COUNTY—From 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Aug. 1 and Aug. 2, travelers can expect full westbound closures of C-470 from Broadway to Lucent Boulevard as crews complete drainage work and install pipes to mitigate future flooding as part of the C-470 Express Lanes project.

For detour information, please see the map below.

North Detour:
Take the westbound Broadway off-ramp, turn right and continue to County Line Road. Turn left onto County Line Road, proceed to Lucent Boulevard and then turn left. Take Lucent Boulevard to the westbound C-470 on-ramp.

South Detour:
Take westbound Broadway off-ramp and turn left. Continue south on Broadway to Plaza Drive, and turn right. Take Plaza Drive to Lucent Boulevard, turn right and continue to westbound C-470 on-ramp.

• Follow detour signs accordingly and go slow for the cone zone.
• Construction is weather dependent and the schedule is subject to change.
• For motorists on C-470, courtesy patrol is provided from 6 to 9 a.m. and from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to assist disabled vehicles at no cost to drivers.

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 of the highway, between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard. On westbound C-470, crews will build two additional Express Lanes from I-25 to Colorado Boulevard, and one additional Express Lane from Colorado Boulevard to Wadsworth. On eastbound C-470, they will build one additional Express Lane between I-25 and Wadsworth Boulevard.

The project also includes full reconstruction of existing pavement, the addition of auxiliary lanes at selected locations, on- and off-ramp improvements, realignment of substandard curves, widening of existing bridges, replacing the bridges over the South Platte River, the installation of tolling equipment, and new C-470 trail underpasses at Colorado and Quebec.

When complete, motorists may use the Express Lanes on C-470 for a faster, more reliable commute in exchange for paying a toll, or drive the general-purpose lanes for free.