Bridge construction will require 5 overnight closures of I-70 near Floyd Hill this month
The westbound I-70 closures will require a brief detour, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation
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One of the largest road construction projects on the Interstate 70 mountain corridor will require five overnight closures this month.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said in a news release that the I-70 Floyd Hill project will require full closures of westbound I-70 between exits 241 and 244 for bridge construction.
The closures are planned between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. every night from Sunday, May 10, to Thursday, May 14, according to the news release. If weather impacts the work, crews will shift the construction schedule and closures could occur at the same times nightly from Monday, May 18, to Wednesday, May 20.
Located between Evergreen and Idaho Springs, Floyd Hill is an about eight-mile stretch of I-70 where the transportation department has undertaken a $900 million project aimed at improving safety and travel time reliability.
During the closures, westbound I-70 traffic will be detoured onto U.S. Highway 6 at Exit 244 and will get back on I-70 at the Exit 241 on-ramp. The detour is expected to add less than 10 minutes to driver’s trips, according to the transportation department.
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Drivers should also anticipate intermittent traffic holds for rock blasting and rock scaling through Floyd Hill on Mondays through Thursdays about once an hour between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. throughout the year.
To sign up for text alerts about the I-70 Floyd Hill project, text “floydhill” to 21000.