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Posted on June 21, 2024 2024Transportation
Expect detours on C-470 and US 85 in Highlands Ranch overnight Tuesday, June 25, Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27
Give yourself extra time to drive C-470 or US 85 (Santa Fe Drive) in Highlands Ranch overnight next week. Several detours will be in place around the interchange of C-470 and US 85 nightly from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, through Thursday, June 27.
These closures are necessary for driver and worker safety during overhead bridge work. During these closures, crews will use a crane to lift and place 20 bridge beams, called girders, to form the eastern portion of the new US 85 bridge. The work is a key milestone in the project to widen US 85 from Highlands Ranch Parkway to just north of C-470.
Please take an alternate route or plan extra time. Pay close attention to posted speed limits and signage. Watch for crews.
Here are the planned detours:
If weather conditions do not allow this work to take place as originally scheduled, crews will conduct this work at a later date.
Please watch for crews, heed the speed limit, and avoid distracted driving in the work zone.
Get Updates on the US 85 widening project
In partnership with the Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Federal Highway Administration, Highlands Ranch Metro District, and Chatfield Basin developers, Douglas County is improving safety and mobility along US 85 from Highlands Ranch Parkway to just north of C-470.
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For more information about the upcoming work and to stay updated on construction impacts, please visit our website, douglas.co.us/us-85-construction.
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