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.

This project is the first of two scheduled construction packages for critical safety and traffic improvements on Vasquez Boulevard. Work includes:

  • Reconfiguring lanes, installing new medians, curb alignment and striping on Vasquez Boulevard between East 60th and East 64th avenues
  • Converting the complex intersection at East 60th Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard/Parkway Drive to a safer and simpler four-way signalized intersection, improving traffic signal timing and adding a new northbound right turn lane from Vasquez Boulevard
  • Intersection improvements at East 62nd Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard with a new traffic signal providing full access between Vasquez Boulevard/CO 2 and East 62nd Avenue, which will allow southbound Vasquez Boulevard through-traffic to travel through the intersection without stopping
  • Widening the roadway and adding turn lanes at East 62nd Avenue between Vasquez Boulevard and Parkway Drive
  • Adding curb extensions on each corner of the Parkway Drive/Forest Drive intersection to increase pedestrian safety and restrict large truck access

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

  • 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
  • There will be periodic night work throughout the project
    • Night work will take place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Thursday evenings

Traffic Impacts

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

  • Various lane shifts, single lane closures, shoulder closures and turn lane closures on Vasquez Boulevard and all cross streets between East 60th and East 64th avenues:
    • Vasquez Boulevard between East 60th and East 64th avenues
      • Work: Reconfiguring lanes, installing new medians, curb alignment and striping
      • Timeframe: July 2025 through November 2026
      • Typical closures: Right and left lane closures
    • East 60th Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard/Parkway Drive intersection
      • Work:
        • Converting the complex intersection to a safer and simpler four-way signalized intersection
        • Improving traffic signal phasing and timing to reduce congestion
        • Adding a new northbound right turn lane from Vasquez Boulevard to Parkway Drive and East 60th Avenue to improve operations
      • Timeframe: July 2025 through November 2026
      • Typical closures: Right and left lane closures on Vasquez Boulevard during night work to reconfigure the traffic signals
    • East 62nd Avenue/Vasquez Boulevard intersection
      • Work: Intersection improvements with a new traffic signal providing full access between Vasquez Boulevard/CO 2 and East 2nd Avenue, which will allow southbound Vasquez Boulevard through-traffic to travel through the intersection without stopping
      • Timeframe: July 2025 through June 2026
      • Typical closures: East 62nd Avenue will be closed at Vasquez Boulevard from mid-August to December 2025. Access to businesses will be maintained from the east side of Vasquez Boulevard. Detour signage will be in place and motorists will be encouraged to use Parkway Drive or East 64th Avenue as alternate routes.
    • East 62nd Avenue between Vasquez Boulevard and Parkway Drive
      • Work: Widening the roadway and adding turn lanes
      • Timeframe: May 2026 through late July 2026
      • Typical closures: Business access only on East 62nd Avenue between Vasquez Boulevard and Parkway Drive/Glencoe Street. There will be no through traffic onto Vasquez Boulevard from the east side on East 62nd Avenue.
    • Parkway Drive/Forest Drive intersection
      • Work: Adding curb extensions on each corner of the intersection to increase pedestrian safety and restrict large truck access
      • Timeframe: Mid 2026
      • Typical closures: The east and south corners of the intersection will be closed to pedestrians beginning mid 2026.
  • Potential delays
  • Motorists should watch for heavy equipment exiting and entering the work zone.
  • Motorists are urged to drive with caution, heed the signs, do not speed, and leave plenty of following distance.
  • Refer to COtrip.org for real-time travel conditions and road closures