A bridge replacement project that hit the ground on Monday will affect traffic on Interstate 70 through West Metro Denver until the end of next year.
The $ 9.3 million project replaces the east and west I-70 bridges across West 32nd Avenue in Wheat Ridge, both more than 50 years old, with new tensions that will last 75 years. The project website of the Colorado Department of Transportation says that the main contractor Kraemer North America will build wider tensions that will fill the current gap between the bridges, widen shoulder tracks and other safety components.
By the end of 2023, drivers passing through the half-mile work zone should expect narrower lanes, spare shifts and slower speed limits, says CDOT. Crews should stop three lanes in each direction during the day, but overnight locks are possible; 32nd Avenue will also have savings closure throughout the project.
CDOT says it plans to build more bridge replacements in Metro Denver, including a two-year project that will replace I-70 tensions across Harlan Street near Lakeside starting this summer.
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