Eastbound C-470 Closed Overnight Between Lucent Boulevard On- & Off-Ramps for Flood Repairs

DOUGLAS COUNTY—From 10 tonight, July 26 through 5:30 a.m. Friday, July 27, crews will close eastbound C-470 from the Lucent Boulevard off-ramp to the Lucent Boulevard on-ramp for emergency repair work caused by recent flooding. Crews will complete mitigation efforts to significantly reduce the chance of flooding in the future from storm water running onto C-470 at Lucent Boulevard.

This work is necessary for the safety of the traveling public as more rainstorms are predicted through the summer.

Travel Impacts

Eastbound C-470 at Lucent Boulevard detour:
Take the eastbound Lucent Boulevard off-ramp and continue onto the eastbound Lucent Boulevard on-ramp to get back onto C-470.

• 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.