Full closure of 6th Avenue between Del Mar Circle and Potomac Street scheduled for July 19 through July 20

July 19, 2016 - Denver Metro Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - Traffic will be rerouted to Colfax Avenue

AURORA - Full closure of 6th Avenue between Del Mar Circle and Potomac Street is scheduled for Tuesday, July 19 from 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and on Wednesday, July 20 from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. Overnight work will include the erection of the pedestrian bridge as a part of the State Highway 30 Pedestrian Bridge Replacement project. Traffic will be rerouted to Colfax Avenue.

Motorists can also expect eastbound and westbound single lane closures until Saturday, July 23. Pedestrians are encouraged to use the crosswalks at Del Mar Circle to cross 6th Avenue during the construction period. Flaggers will be directing traffic during single lane closures.  

PROJECT BACKGROUND: The State Highway 30 (6th Avenue) Pedestrian Bridge Replacement project began in early summer of 2016 and is scheduled to be completed by August 2016. Work on this project includes replacing the bridge structure with an ADA compliant structure and adding additional sidewalk on the south side of SH 30 from Vaughn Street to Potomac Street in order to improve the existing bus stop and overall pedestrian mobility.

Stay Informed: For more information about this project, please call 720-583-8853 or email [email protected]. Weekly lane closure information for all state highways is available on www.cotrip.org. Visit the project website at www.codot.gov/projects/sh30atvaughn to sign up for email alerts.