Twice-delayed westbound I-70 closure through downtown Denver coming this weekend

Interstate 70 volition beryllium closed, traveling westbound done a cardinal information of Denver implicit the weekend. Beginning astatine 10 p.m. Friday, the Colorado Department of Transportation volition adjacent I-70 from Interstate 270 to Colorado Boulevard. The closure comes arsenic CDOT volition pave that agelong of roadworthy successful the Central 70 Project zone.

The closure is yet happening this play aft it was initially planned for July, but an lipid shortage delayed it until past weekend. CDOT backed retired of the paving task last play owed to the weather.

Travelers tin detour astir the country by taking I-270 to Interstate 76 to Interstate 25 backmost onto I-70.

The road volition afloat reopen astatine 5 a.m. Monday.