DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation is currently a year to building along Interstate 70 at Denver. While the project is set to last until late 2022, CDOT says crews have made a great deal of progress.
“We’re replacing nine bridges,” said Keith Stefanik, the Central 70 project director.
Signs of the Central 70 Project are up and down I-70. While one will encounter closures, congestion and lots of construction, Stefanik says it’s all progress.
“We have a lot of goals. We need [to] maintain three lanes in each direction, keep the traveling public moving on I-70,” Stefanik said.
There are plenty of moving parts with the project being performed simultaneously. It’s a functioning. There’ll be shoulders and widened lanes, with the addition of a toll express lane. The viaduct will be demolished and traffic will flow in a lower level.
“We’re going to be taking the present traffic from around the viaduct — which is above grade now — and putting it below caliber later on,” Stefanik said.
Homes and schools in the middle of all the construction are in need of insulation and filters to keep all the dust away.
“We have temporary sound walls that were installed by Kiewit to keep the construction noise down,” Stefanik said.
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