US 6 & Wadsworth Boulevard Interchange Improvements

About the Project

The US 6 and Wadsworth Boulevard project is located within Jefferson County. The entire project limits extend along Wadsworth Boulevard from 4th Avenue to Colfax Avenue and along US 6 from the eastern interchange ramps at Wadsworth west to Meadowlark Drive. The interchange area is located within the City of Lakewood.

Phase 4 involves completing the larger undertaking to reconstruct the remaining portion of the transportation improvements at the US 6 and Wadsworth interchange. Initial design of this phase was nearly completed in 2014, but put on hold due to lack of funding. In 2023, CDOT and the City of Lakewood applied for RAISE discretionary grant program funding. The application was successful and in Summer 2023 the federal government awarded $20 million to be used for US 6 and Wadsworth interchange reconstruction. This grant, which supplements identified state, federal and local funding, will allow CDOT to complete design of improvements at and surrounding the interchange and finish construction. Recent design efforts have focused on advancing design details and minimizing property impacts. The design is expected to be finalized in late 2025 with construction to begin in early Summer 2026.