Emergency Repairs Will Close Parts Of I-25 Overnight: CDOT

From CDOT: As part of the North I-25 Express Lanes: 120th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470 project, the Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor partner, Hamon Infrastructure, will require several overnight full closures of Interstate 25 to perform emergency repairs to degrading pavement joints between 104th Avenue and 136th Avenue. Work includes milling and paving to repair the joints, which is critical prior to winter weather arriving in the coming months. Specifics listed below.

All work is weather permitting and subject to change. Motorists should plan to add an additional 15 to 20 minutes to their travel time to detour around the closures.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The North I-25 Express Lanes project from 120th Avenue to Northwest Parkway/E-470 is a $97.5 million project that will improve safety, capacity and user choice to a rapidly developing region.

This project will continue the previous Express Lanes project, which was completed on I-25 between US 36 and 120th Avenue, and will extend the Express Lanes to Northwest Parkway/E-470. The project will add capacity on I-25 up to Northwest Parkway/E-470 and construct a new asphalt surface from 120th Avenue to Colorado Highway 7. Motorists can expect the roadway to be in its final alignment by early 2019.

Construction will take place Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with periodic night and weekend work. Motorists can expect various lane closures on both NB and SB I-25 as well as periodic ramp closures. Traffic will be maintained during peak travel times throughout construction.

About Express Lanes: Express Lanes increase roadway capacity and help to manage congestion on the highways. The use of toll pricing during peak travel times reduces delays, manages congestion and maintains reliable travel times. Express Lanes currently are open between 120th Avenue and US 36 on North I-25 and, US 36 from Denver to Boulder and on the I-70 Mountain Express Lane. For more information, visit www.codot.gov/programs/expresslanes. To get an ExpressToll account and pass, visit www.expresstoll.com.

Ways to Commute: Smart Commute Metro North is offering some incentives to help you commute smarter! For more information or to sign up, check out www.smartcommutemetronorth.org/idrivei25.

STAY INFORMED

For additional information about this project, call the project information line at 720-737-5118, email the team at i25northconstruction@gmail.com, or visit the project website and sign up for updates at www.codot.gov/projects/north-i-25/NorthI-25/120thNorth. For updates on travel conditions visit CoTrip.org, sign up for CDOT Travel Alerts at 511.cotrip.org, or call 511. Updates are also available via Twitter @coloradodot and CDOT’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/coloradodot.

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