Part Of Denver’s I-70 To Close In Both Directions Sept. 20

DENVER, CO — Denver area motorists, take note — you may have to take the long way to your destinations this weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation is planning to close a stretch of Interstate 70 in both directions starting at 10 p.m. Friday.

The closure will be between Interstate 270 and Steele/Vasquez, and will be in place until 5 a.m. Sept. 23. The closure will allow crews to set girders for the replacement bridge at Colorado Boulevard over I-70, and to begin the I-270 bridge demolition.

The following detours will be in place during the closure:

• Westbound I-70 full closure – To detour around this closure, westbound I-70 traffic will enter northbound I-270, use the off-ramp to westbound I-76, take southbound I-25 and exit onto westbound I-70.
• Eastbound I-70 full closure – To detour around this closure, eastbound I-70 traffic will enter onto northbound I-25, use the off-ramp to eastbound I-76, take southbound I-270 and exit onto eastbound I-70. Traffic needing to enter I-70 just before Steele/Vasquez may still do so.

The planned work is part of the Central 70 Project, will reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of I-70, add one new Express Lane in each direction, remove the aging 55-year-old viaduct and lower the interstate between Brighton and Colorado boulevards.