Expect Lane and Ramp Closures on I-25 from 120th to 144th Avenues

ADAMS COUNTY—From 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. overnight Sunday, March 11 through Friday, March 16, crews will close lanes and ramps on southbound I-25 as part of the North I-25 Express Lanes: 120^th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470 project as they install barrier and perform emergency pothole repair.

Motorists should plan to add 10 minutes to their travel time to detour around the closures. All work is weather permitting and subject to change.

Traffic Impacts & Detour

• 8 p.m. Sunday, March 11 to 5:30 a.m. Monday, March 12
  The right lane of southbound I-25 between 144^th Avenue and 136^th Avenue will closed, as will the southbound I-25 off-ramp to 136th Avenue. To detour around this closure, motorists should exit southbound I-25 at 144^th Avenue, travel west on 144^th Avenue to Huron Street, and then travel south on Huron Street to reach 136^th Avenue.
• 8 p.m. Monday, March 12 to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 13
  The right lane of southbound I-25 will be closed between 144^th Avenue and 136^th Avenue, as will the southbound I-25 off-ramp to 136th Avenue. To detour around this closure, motorists should exit southbound I-25 at 144^th Avenue, travel west on 144^th Avenue to Huron Street, and then travel south on Huron Street to reach 136^th Avenue. Motorists can also expect intermittent lane closures on northbound I-25 between Community Center Drive and CO 7 from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 to 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 14
  The 144^th Avenue on-ramp to southbound I-25 will be closed. To detour around this closure, motorists should travel west on 144^thAvenue, south on Orchard Parkway, then travel east on 136^th Avenue to enter southbound I-25.
• 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 14 to 5:30 a.m. Thursday, March 15
  Expect a 1,500-foot single-right-lane closure on southbound I-25 at the 136^th Avenue on-ramp and a closure of 136^th Avenue on-ramp to southbound I-25. To detour around this closure, motorists should travel west on 136^th Avenue to Huron Street, proceed south on Huron Street to 120^th Avenue, then travel east on 120^th Avenue to reach southbound I-25. Motorists can also expect intermittent lane closures on northbound I-25 between Community Center Drive and CO 7 from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• 8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 to 5:30 a.m. Friday, March 16
  Expect intermittent lane closures on southbound I-25 between Community Center Drive and CO 7 from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

Project Information

The North I-25 Express Lanes project from 120^thAvenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470 is a $97.5 million project that will improve safety, capacity and user choice to a rapidly developing region. 

This project will continue the previous Express Lanes project, which was completed on I-25 between US 36 and 120^thAvenue, and will extend the Express Lanes to Northwest Parkway/E-470. The project will add capacity on I-25 up to Northwest Parkway/E-470 and construct a new asphalt surface from 120th Avenue to Colorado Highway 7. Motorists can expect the roadway to be in its final alignment by winter 2018. 

Construction will take place from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with periodic night and weekend work. Motorists can expect various lane closures on both northbound and southbound I-25 as well as periodic ramp closures. Traffic will be maintained during peak travel times throughout construction.

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 reduces delays, manages congestion and maintains reliable travel times. Express Lanes currently are open between 120^thAvenue and US 36 on North I-25 and, US 36 from Denver to Boulder and on the I-70 Mountain Express Lane.

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