Traffic alert for southwest Denver metro: Full closures expected on US 85 & C-470 this weekend

Motorists are advised to allow additional travel time or consider alternative routes, as U.S. 85/Santa Fe Drive will be closed this weekend at C-470. This closure is part of the U.S. 85 widening initiative. Construction teams will be shutting down a section of U.S. 85 along with the eastbound on- and off-ramps of C-470 to perform paving operations on the bridge spanning C-470 and to link the new eastbound ramps, according to a new release from Douglas County.

“The newly widened roadway and reconstructed interchange will alleviate traffic and create safer travel as part of the US 85 Widening Project and corridor improvements being made from Highlands Ranch Parkway to north of C-470.”

US 85/Santa Fe Drive closure schedule

It begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, and lasts through 5:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16.

• Southbound US 85 full closure at County Line Road

No access to westbound C-470 or County Line Road from southbound US 85

• Northbound US 85 full closure at Blakeland Drive

No access to eastbound or westbound C-470 from northbound US 85

• Eastbound C-470 off-ramp to US 85 full closure
• No County Line Road access to or from southbound US 85

During the closure, the Wolhurst neighborhood will only be accessible from County Line Road. Northbound U.S. 85 and County Line Road will be accessible from the neighborhood, but southbound U.S. 85 will not.

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