Vasquez Boulevard Improvements: I-270 to 64th Avenue | Construction Phase

About the Project

In July 2025, work began on construction package 1 of the Vasquez Boulevard Improvements project between I-270 and 64th Avenue in Commerce City.

Construction package 1 is the first of three packages for this important safety and traffic configuration improvements project on Vasquez Boulevard and will include the following work:

  • 62nd Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard intersection
    • Intersection improvements with a new traffic signal providing full access between Vasquez Boulevard/CO 2 and 62nd Avenue. This continuous-T intersection will allow southbound Vasquez Boulevard through traffic to travel through the intersection without stopping
  • 62nd Avenue between Vasquez Boulevard and Parkway Drive
    • Widening of the roadway and the addition of turn lanes
  • Parkway Drive/Forest Drive intersection
    • Adding curb bulb-outs on each corner of the intersection
  • 60th Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard/Parkway Drive intersection
    • Prohibiting left turns from Parkway Dr (all inbound movements to Parkway Drive will remain in place)
    • Improving traffic signal phasing and timing
    • Adding a new northbound right turn lane from Vasquez Boulevard to Parkway Drive and 60th Avenue
  • Vasquez Boulevard between 60th Avenue and 64th Avenue
    • Reconfiguring lanes and striping

Work this Week & Lane Closures on Vasquez Boulevard & 64th Avenue

Project Facts

  • Construction Cost: $10.9 million
  • Contractor: Jalisco International
  • Timeline: July 2025 to January 2027
  • Location: Highway(s) and specific location 
    • Nearest Town/City: Commerce City
    • Mile Point(s): MP 293 to MP 293.7
    • County: Adams
Vasquez Boulevard Package 1 Project Map
Map of the Vasquez Boulevard Project package 1 location from MP 293 to MP 293.7

Project Benefits

This project will:

  • Improve motorist and pedestrian facilities in the area
  • Enhance connectivity along this vital north-south local transportation corridor in Commerce City
  • Help link and move people and goods, create a safer commuter experience, and adapt to future travel demands

Construction package 2 is expected to begin in early 2026 and construction package 3 is currently on hold until further funding is obtained. More information about these packages can be found on the project’s design phase webpage.

Work Schedule

  • To be announced

Traffic Impacts

Motorists can expect the following impacts during the period of construction:

  • Normal working hours will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
  • Potential daytime work on Saturdays may occur periodically throughout the project
  • Vehicles should expect various single lane closures and turn lane closures on Vasquez Boulevard and all cross streets between 60th Avenue and 64th Avenue and plan accordingly for potential delays
  • There will not be any speed limit reductions or vehicle width restrictions in the work zone
  • Package 1 is expected to last until late Fall 2026
  • Refer to COtrip.org for real-time travel conditions and road closures