Roadwork on I-70 will create weekend travel delays between mountains and Denver International Airport
The two closures are planned to complete work on the I-70 bridges crossing Kipling Street in Wheatridge
Chelsea Self/Glenwood Springs Post Independent archive
Colorado transportation officials are warning drivers taking Interstate 70 to Denver International Airport of travel impacts over the next two weekends.
Full closures of I-70 in both directions are required to complete “critical bridge repairs” of interstate bridges over Kipling Street, or Colorado Highway 391, in Wheatridge, according to a news release from the Colorado Department of Transportation. Traffic delays of 30 minutes or more are expected.
The two closures, each of which will last a little over 80 hours, are planned from 7 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Tuesday from Sept. 18-22 and Sept. 25-29, the release states.
A detour rerouting I-70 traffic through the Kipling Street interchange using the on- and off-ramps will be in place throughout the closures, according to CDOT. Because the on- and off-ramps will serve as temporary travel lanes, motorists will not be able to enter or exit I-70 at Kipling Street, which will be closed in both directions at the interchange.
Travelers can visit COTrip.org for a map of active road conditions and closures or visit CDOT.gov/projects/i70/kiplinggarrisonbridge for more information on the project.
