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News News | Aug 7, 2023

Motorists driving eastbound on Interstate 70 in Silverthorne later this month should expect up to 20-minute delays due to a lane closure for bridge work, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The bridge work starting Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. near the Silverthorne exit 205 off-ramp will continue, day and night, through Aug. 17 at 9 a.m., a news release from the transportation department states.

This section of work is part of the ongoing auxiliary lane project. A single lane of eastbound I-70 and the off-ramp will remain open at all times, the release states. The closure is reportedly required to complete bridge work over U.S. Highway 6 including concrete deck repairs, expansion joint replacements, waterproofing and asphalt resurfacing.

Typical daytime hours of work will be from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, with minimal impacts after noon on Fridays, the news release states. Motorists can expect up to 20 minutes of additional travel time through the project zone, where speeds will be reduced to 55 miles per hour, according to CDOT.

Meanwhile, night paving operations will resume Aug. 14 through the end of the month as crews continue to resurface the remaining eastbound lanes between Frisco and Silverthorne between mile markers 202 and 207, the release states.

“Timely progress has been made on the project despite a wetter-than-average spring and heavy summer rain,” the release states.

Deer fencing is currently being installed within the project zone along both eastbound and westbound lanes of I-70, crews have poured concrete bridge decks on both bridges over the Blue River and Highway 6, and asphalt resurfacing on eastbound I-70 has been completed between the Frisco on-ramp and the scenic overlook, according to CDOT.

The auxiliary lane project began in spring 2022 and is expected to be completed by fall of this year.

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