Travel Advisory: Full Overnight Closure of Northbound and Southbound I-25 for Colorado Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation and Paving I-25

June 23, 2017 - Southeastern Colorado/CDOT Region 2 - Overnight closure of northbound I-25 between Nevada Avenue/Tejon Street and Bijou Street, including the northbound I-25 on and off-ramps, to prepare for Colorado Avenue Bridge rehabilitation work and paving on northbound I-25.

  • Sunday, June 25, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Closure between Nevada Avenue/Tejon Street and Cimarron Street/US 24.

  • Monday, June 26, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Closure between Nevada Avenue/Tejon Street and Bijou Street. In addition the southbound left lane closure on I-25 between Bijou Street and Cimarron Street/US 24.

  • Refer to Attachment A for detour map.

Overnight closure of southbound I-25 between Bijou Street and Nevada Avenue/Tejon Street, including the southbound I-25 on- and off-ramps, to prepare for Colorado Avenue Bridge rehabilitation work and paving on southbound I-25.

  • Tuesday, June 27, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.  In addition the northbound I-25 double right lanes closed between Cimarron Street/US 24 to Bijou Street, and the northbound I-25 on-ramp will be closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.


  • Wednesday, June 28 and Thursday, June 29, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.
In addition the northbound I-25 single right lane closed at Cimarron Street/US 24 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Three through lanes on I-25 in each direction in the vicinity of the I-25 bridge over Colorado Avenue will remain open, but the continuous auxiliary lanes onto northbound I-25 from Cimarron Street to the Bijou Street exit, and onto southbound I-25 from Bijou Street to the Cimarron Street/US 24 exit will be changed to merge lanes with short merge distances to accommodate room for crews to work.
The posted speed limit will reduce to 45 miles per hour on northbound and southbound I-25 between Bijou Street and Cimarron Street/US 24.

Full 24-Hour Lane Closure

Full closure of the westbound US 24/Cimarron left lane turn lane to southbound I-25 for concrete work. The southbound I-25 on-ramp will remain open.

  • 6 a.m. Monday, June 26 to 5 p.m. Friday, June 30.

  • Detour using northbound I-25 to Bijou Street to southbound I-25.
Various single lane closures on eastbound and westbound US 24/Cimarron Street between 8th Street and S. Sierra Madre Street.

Additional lane restrictions throughout the project.

All Media Personnel: The I-25/Cimarron project is an active construction area. Access on the project site is restricted unless accompanied by a Colorado Department of Transportation or Kraemer representative. Your safety is important to us so please coordinate access requests in advance with Michelle Peulen. A safe area for interviews, b-roll, etc., and a project team member will be designated for escort and will coordinate the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. We appreciate your cooperation.  

PROJECT INFORMATION: The $113 million I-25/Cimarron Interchange Design-Build Project involves rebuilding the I-25 interchange between Colorado Avenue on the north and South Nevada Avenue to the south, 8th Street on the west and the Cimarron Street over Fountain Creek bridge on the east. Improvements are intended to provide enhanced operations, correct existing safety and design deficiencies, and to serve the anticipated short- and long-term travel demands in this area. When complete, this will be a high-functioning interchange that safely handles more vehicles and enhances multi-modal travel for those using I-25, US 24/Cimarron Street and the trail system along Monument and Fountain creeks. Substantial completion is planned for December 2017.

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