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comments open from March 1 until March 20

With the weather cooperating, West Corridor construction is moving forward rapidly. Bridge construction is on track and crews are in the first stages of welding rail for trackway.

Current and Ongoing Activities in Area 1 (Jeffco Government Center to Denver Federal Center): Construction in Area 1 is maintaining a steady pace.
>> The drainage culvert at Ulysses will be completed this month and crews plan to move into street and wall construction.
>> Construction of retaining walls along 6th Avenue, west of Union, continues.
>> Deck work on the Colfax Bridge is ongoing, requiring intermittent lane closures on Colfax.
>> Crews will be moving back onto I-70 this week to remove the traffic control devices, replace them with guardrail and restore the area to its prior condition.
>> Work on the northwest side of the Indiana Bridge will pause while construction continues on the southeast side.
>> A new traffic signal is in place at the intersection of Arbutus and the 6th Avenue Frontage Road, near Red Rocks Community College.
>> While not visible to the public, work on the foundations for the Overhead Catenary System (the poles that will hold the wires to power the light rail) have begun in Area 1.

Upcoming Activities
In early March, West Corridor crews plan to begin work on the tunnel under Union. This work will be done during nighttime hours to minimize traffic impacts.
>> Crews expect to begin relocation of the CDOT sign over eastbound 6th Avenue in March. This activity will close the left-hand lanes of 6th Avenue in both directions.
>> Work on the retaining walls at the Jefferson County Government Center could begin in March. The existing bike path, south of the Government Center, will close for this activity and pedestrians and bikers will be redirected down Johnson Road to Fossil Trace Golf Course.

To get the latest information on construction and road closures, connect to the West Corridor Web site.