Bridge Girder Installation to Close C-470 Next Week

February 18, 2011 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 6 - DOUGLAS COUNTY— Next week, February 20th through February 24th, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will set bridge girders for the new flyover ramp from southbound Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470.

The work will require various full closures of eastbound and westbound C-470 as well as the ramp from Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470.

“This is a huge milestone for this project and folks will soon begin to see the bridge take shape,” said CDOT Project Engineer Scott Smith.  “For the safety of the traveling public, it is necessary for us to completely close sections of C-470 at Santa Fe to install the girders.”

To complete the girder installation, the following closures will be in place February 20th through February 24th, weather permitting (please pay close attention to the detour routes for C-470 as they change depending on other closures taking place the same night):

Sunday, February 20th:

  • Eastbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for roadway striping and barrier work.  Detour:  Motorists will be detoured via the on and off-ramps at Santa Fe Drive.
  • Southbound Santa Fe Drive between County Line Road and C-470: Various lanes of southbound Santa Fe Drive will be closed from 6 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for roadway striping and barrier work.

Monday, February 21st:

  • Santa Fe Drive to Eastbound C-470: The ramp from Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470 will be completely closed from 8:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour: Motorists can take County Line Road or Town Center Drive to Lucent Boulevard where access to eastbound C-470 is available.

Tuesday, February 22nd:

  • Eastbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour:  Motorists will exit onto Santa Fe Drive and take either County Line Road or Town Center Drive to Lucent Boulevard where access to eastbound C-470 is available.
  • Santa Fe Drive to Eastbound C-470: The ramp from Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470 will be completely closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour: Motorists can take County Line Road or Town Center Drive to Lucent Boulevard where access to eastbound C-470 is available.

Wednesday, February 23rd:

  • Eastbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour:  Motorists will exit onto Santa Fe Drive and take either County Line Road or Town Center Drive to Lucent Boulevard where access to eastbound C-470 is available.
  • Santa Fe Drive to Eastbound C-470: The ramp from Santa Fe Drive to eastbound C-470 will be completely closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour: Motorists can take County Line Road or Town Center Drive to Lucent Boulevard where access to eastbound C-470 is available.
  • Westbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of westbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour:  Motorists will be detoured via the on and off-ramps at Santa Fe Drive.

Thursday, February 24th:

  • Eastbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of eastbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour:  Motorists will be detoured via the on and off-ramps at Santa Fe Drive.
  • Westbound C-470 at Santa Fe Drive: Al lanes of westbound C-470 will be closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. for bridge girder installation.  Detour:  Motorists will exit onto Lucent Boulevard and take County Line Road west to Santa Fe Drive where access to westbound C-470 is available.

Delays are expected throughout the week and alternate routes are strongly advised.  CDOT would like to remind motorists to plan ahead, obey all construction signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.” Fines for most infractions that occur in the work zone will be doubled.

The work is part of a safety and mobility improvement project that constructs a flyover ramp from southbound Santa Fe Drive (US 85) to eastbound C-470.  In addition, the project will construct a new bridge over Erickson Boulevard as well as a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over Erickson Boulevard.  The bicycle/pedestrian trail will also be reconstructed.

The $26.7 million project is partially funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as well as CDOT and Douglas County.  Edward Kraemer and Sons, Inc. is the contractor for this project scheduled to be complete by January 2012.

For more information about this project, visit http://www.coloradodot.info/projects/C470SantaFeInterchange.  To receive e-mail updates about the project, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the icon in the upper right-hand corner.  The link will take you to a list of items you can subscribe to including the “C-470/Santa Fe” project listed under “Projects.”