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GOVERNMENT
Mayor Ron
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ARAPAHOE ROAD/
I-25 INTERCHANGE
PROJECT UPDATE
I want to update you this month on
the status of the Arapahoe Road and
I-25 Interchange project. The
following questions/answers will
provide you with current information
on the project and what’s expected in
the coming months toward project
completion.
Is it accurate that construction on
that bridge/intersection began in
May 2016 and will end in July 2018?
Construction began in May 2016 and
major traffic impacts will be done by
the end of this year.
What has currently been completed
and what work remains to do on the
project? Work completed to date
includes: The I-25 bridges over
Arapahoe, all I-25 paving, Arapahoe
Road is in its final alignment. The
center median of Arapahoe Road has
been constructed. Utility relocation
work is complete. Retaining walls are
in place on the south side of Arapahoe
Road. Improved business access in the
northeast quadrant of the interchange
is in place, Yosemite Street is in its
final alignment and sound walls have
been built next to the Walnut Hills
subdivision in Centennial. Work that
remains includes: Final paving and
striping on Arapahoe Road (scheduled
for October 1); final paving on
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Yosemite, Boston, Clinton and the
I-25 ramps; landscaping, irrigation;
final aesthetic work; and signal and
sign installations. Because some of this
work depends on weather conditions,
all of it might not be done until spring
2018.
What types of closures should drivers
expect in the coming weeks and
months? No other major closures are
planned. Through this fall there will
continue to be short-term lane closures
as they work toward project
completion.
How much will the overall project
cost? What are the funding sources?
Construction costs are $66 million
and most of the project (about $50
million) is being funded through
CDOT’s RAMP (Responsible
Acceleration of Maintenance and
Partnerships) program. Additional
funding was supplied by Arapahoe
County, the City of Centennial, the
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City of Greenwood Village and the
Southeast Public Improvement
Metropolitan District.
Are similar projects being done at
other points along I-25 in the metro
area or beyond? A project in
Colorado Springs to reconstruct the
I-25 & US 24 (Cimarron Street)
interchange to improve traffic flow is
wrapping up in the next few weeks.
CDOT can provide more information
on other current projects.
Is the project’s goal mainly to
mitigate traffic at the intersection?
Will it have other effects? This project
will improve Arapahoe Road through
traffic by adding a lane in each
direction and removing the I-25
bridge piers that used to separate travel
lanes. Removing these bridge piers has
enabled triple left turns from the
southbound I-25 off-ramp to
eastbound Arapahoe Road. This
project also widened Yosemite Street
just north and south of Arapahoe
Road, realigned the Frontage Road in
the northeast quadrant of the
interchange to improve business access
and built noise walls adjacent to the
Walnut Hills subdivision to reduce the
impacts of traffic noise.
For more information, please visit the
project’s Hotline at 720-580-2525 or
visit www.codot.gov/projects/I25-
Arapahoe. GV
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