03/08/2022
DID YOU KNOW?
The bridges at Speer Blvd and 23rd Ave have the lowest clearance on all of I-25, from Wyoming to New Mexico!
These bridges currently have very low clearance, which means that high-clearance vehicles often hit into the underside of the bridges, causing structural damage. To improve overall safety and operations at the interchanges, the project team will likely also be considering how to reconfigure on-ramps, off-ramps, and pedestrian and bicycle connections across the highway. There will be a range of options, known as alternatives, on which to gather community input. Each alternative that will be identified and considered will be sure to support broader goals for the I-25 corridor. This is the first project resulting from a 2020 study known as the I-25 Central Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study, which identified this Project at Speer Blvd and 23rd Ave as a high-priority, early-action project for CDOT’s work along the I-25 corridor. Overall, the Project has important goals:
-Prevent low-clearance impacts,
-Reduce dangerous stop-and-go traffic,
-Improve travel time, and
-Increase connectivity between the Highlands, Jefferson Park, & Downtown neighborhoods.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) launched the I-25: Speer Boulevard and 23rd Avenue Bridge and Interchange Project during the Summer of 2021 to focus on replacing the bridges that cross over Interstate 25 (I-25) at Speer Blvd and 23rd Ave in Central Denver. This project seeks to improve operations and safety for vehicles; improve facilities for pedestrians, bikes, and
micro-mobility options (e.g., scooters, skateboards, etc.); and consider potential future safety improvements and a managed lane system through the project limits between 20th Street and W. Colfax Avenue.
As a member of the stakeholder group, I would like to hear thoughts and ideas as well as information about future development, from anyone who is willing to share, to ensure everything is taken into consideration as the city moves through this process.
Please reach out to me directly to discuss. Thank you.