Traffic and Construction Impacts
Upcoming Work
- No new traffic impacts
Ongoing Work
- Brighton Boulevard
- Westbound I-70 off-ramp to Brighton Boulevard closed to spring 2021Lane restrictions under I-70
- York Street closed for a half block north of 46th Avenue until late March
- Steele Street on-ramp to westbound I-70 closed to spring 2021
- Lane restrictions on Stapleton North and South drives
For a broader list of construction activities/traffic impacts in the Globeville Elyria-Swansea check out Navigate North Denver
Construction activities will be happening day and night. Activities that occur overnight will be within the noise variance limits of 75-decibel hourly average with an allowable spike up to 86 decibels. To make a complaint about construction noise or vibration during the night, call the 24-hour hotline at 833-C70-INFO (833-270-4636). DDPHE regulates the noise variance and residents may also call the city at 3-1-1. There is additional information about the variance here.
Nighttime general construction the week of March 7 and March 14, 2021, will occur at the following locations:
- Brighton Boulevard and I-70 interchange
- 46th Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad crossing
- I-70 and 46th Avenue between York Street and Colorado Boulevard
- Colorado Boulevard between 44th and 48th avenues
- I-70 between Colorado Boulevard and Quebec Street
- Stapleton Drive (north and south) between Colorado Boulevard and Quebec Street
- I-70 between Quebec Street and I-225 interchange
Construction activities are weather and site-condition-dependent, and schedules are subject to change.
I-70
- Description: Eastbound and westbound I-70 – Lane restrictions between I-25 and Colorado Boulevard (including off- and on-ramps)
- Date and Time: 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., Sunday, March 7 - Saturday, March 13
- Type of Work: Roadway work
Local Streets
- Description: York Street between Claude Court to 47th Avenue – one-lane road with flaggers
- Date and Time: Starting Tuesday, March 9
- Type of Work: Utility work
- Description: Cook Street between 45th and Adams streets – CLOSED 24/7
- Date and Time: Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12
- Type of Work: Utility work
- Description: Intermittent closures on Williams, High, Vine, Race and Gaylord streets from 47th to 48th avenues
- Date and Time: 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday, March 8 – Friday, March 12
- Type of Work: Denver Water lead pipe replacement program
I-70
- Description: Eastbound and westbound I-70 – Lane restrictions between Colorado Boulevard and Quebec Street (including off- and on-ramps)
- Date and Time: 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., Sunday, March 7 - Saturday, March 13
- Type of Work: Roadway work
Local Streets
- Description: Holly under I-70 - CLOSED
- Date and Time: Friday, Feb. 26 through Friday, March 12
- Type of Work: Roadway work
- Description: Dahlia under I-70 - CLOSED
- Date and Time: 5 p.m., Friday, March 12 – summer 2021
- Type of Work: Roadway work
- Description: Monaco under I-70 - CLOSED
- Date and Time: 5 p.m., Friday, March 12 – summer 2021
- Type of Work: Roadway work
- Description: Quebec under I-70 and eastbound I-70 off-ramp to Quebec Street - CLOSED
- Date and Time: 10 p.m. Friday, March 12 – 5 a.m., Monday, March 15
- Type of Work: Roadway work
I-70
- Description: Eastbound and westbound I-70 and I-270 – Lane restrictions between Quebec Street and I-225 (including off- and on-ramps)
- Date and Time: 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., Sunday, March 7 - Saturday, March 13
- Type of Work: Roadway work
Local Streets
No new traffic impacts
Project: National Western Center
Visit the National Western Center website for additional project information.
Project: Globeville Levee Improvements
Visit the City and County of Denver website for additional project information.
Central 70 Construction Impacts Map
Map Legend
- Red - closure
- Orange - lane restriction
- Green - open roadway
- Grey - permanent closure
Click on individual impacts for additional information and zoom in for more detail.