I-70 over Ward Road Bridge Replacement
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Weekly Traffic Impacts & Work Update
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Weekly Traffic Impacts - April 14 to April 20
Please be advised of the following travel alert, traffic impacts, restrictions and planned work for next week for the I-70 over Ward Road Bridge Replacement project in Jefferson County.
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Travel Alert
Sunday, April 14 - full overnight closure - Ward Road/CO 72 on ramp to westbound I-70
- Starting at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 14 and lasting until approx. 6 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the Ward Road/CO 72 (Exit 266) on ramp to westbound I-70 will be fully closed
- The recommended detour route is: south on Ward Rd to W. 44th Ave., south on Youngfield St, and west to W. 40th Ave. to Clear Creek Drive to enter westbound I-70 at Exit 264 (Clear Creek Dr/32nd Ave) - please refer to the map below for details
- The detour will add approximately 2 miles and 5 minutes to travel times
- Other detour routes do exist
- Motorists can expect delays
- A single right lane closure on westbound I-70 and double lane closures in each direction of Ward Road under I-70 will also be taken during this overnight period
- Signs, message boards and devices will be present to alert the public to the closures and alternate routes
- All construction schedules are weather dependent and subject to change
Work includes sawcutting asphalt and concrete on the north side of westbound I-70.
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Recommended detour route (in blue) during full closure of the Ward Road on ramp to westbound I-70.
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Ongoing Impacts & Planned Work
Sunday, April 14 to Friday, April 19 - westbound I-70 at Ward Road - full overnight on-ramp & single right lane closure on Sunday; no impacts while crews work behind barrier during daytime hours Monday to Friday
- The Ward Road on ramp to westbound I-70 will be fully closed during overnight hours on Sunday, April 14 (see Travel Alert above)
- A single right lane closure will be taken on westbound I-70 within the project limits during overnight hours on Sunday, April 14
- The overnight closures will be in place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Monday to Friday, crews will be working behind barrier with no planned impacts to traffic
- Daytime hours are 7 a.m. to approx. 6 p.m. Monday to Friday
- The project limits are confined to Mile Point 266.5 (Exit 266 Ward Road) to MP 265 (Exit 265 CO 58/Golden)
- A traffic shift is in place on westbound I-70
- Lanes are narrowed and barrier is in place
- Crews will be present in the median and shoulder areas and extreme caution is advised
- Construction schedules are weather dependent and subject to change
Work includes sawcutting asphalt and concrete, sealing joints, installing bottom mats of asphalt, and waterproofing the bridge deck.
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Sunday, April 14 to Friday, April 19 - both directions of Ward Rd/CO 72 under I-70 - overnight double lane closures on Sunday & periodic daytime lane closures Monday to Friday
- Sunday, April 14 - Double lane closures will be in place in both directions of Ward Road under I-70 during overnight hours concurrent with the full closure of the westbound I-70 on ramp (see Travel Alert above)
- The closures will be taken from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Periodic single lane closures switching to double lane closures will exist in both directions of Ward Road under I-70 during daytime hours Monday to Friday
- The weekday closures will be taken from approx. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday
- The closure limits are confined to MP 0 (44th Ave) to MP .25 (just east of the I-70 interchange)
- Flaggers will be present to manage traffic flows
- Signs and construction devices are in place alerting motorists and pedestrians to the work and closures
- Some weekend work is expected
- Sidewalk access is limited and caution is advised
- Construction schedules are weather dependent and subject to change
Work includes accessing westbound I-70 during asphalt and concrete sawcutting, sealing joints, and waterproofing the bridge deck.
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Crews concrete paving a section of westbound I-70 up to the new Ward Road bridge structure. Photography by Neil Olson.
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General Travel Impacts, Schedule & Scope of Work
- The project began in February 2023 with anticipated full completion by late 2024
- Periodic overnight lane and ramp closures will be taken in both directions of I-70 at Ward Road (Exit 266) Sunday to Thursday, during certain work activities
- Daytime single lane closures switching to double lane closures will exist in both directions of Ward Road/CO 72 under I-70 Monday to Friday for access to the work zone
- These weekday closures will be in place from 7 a.m. to approx. 6 p.m.
- Some weekend work is expected, with lane closures taken in both directions of Ward Road, as needed
- Ward Road/CO 72 under I-70 will be fully closed during safety critical bridge work, with detours in place
- During full closures of Ward Road or the westbound I-70 on-ramp, motorists will be detoured to Youngfield Ave to access Exit 264 (Clear Creek Drive/32nd Ave) or the Frontage Road to access I-70 via Kipling St
- This state funded project is part of CDOT’s 10-Year Plan to replace two aging bridges on I-70 over Ward Road with a single structure
- This new structure is being built to meet today's standards to support increased traffic on the I-70 corridor
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Nearby Project Impacts
Harlan St Bridge Replacement & Interchange Improvement project
- Impacts include full periodic closures of the Harlan St. interchange, the Exit 270 on and off ramps to westbound I-70, and other lane and road closures within the project's limits
- Motorists will be detoured to Wadsworth Blvd to bypass ramp closures
- This project has an estimated completion date of February 2025
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