A large portion of Santa Fe Drive will be closed in Denver this weekend due to construction.

Santa Fe will be closed in both directions between Evans Avenue and Florida Avenue starting Saturday. Work crews will be installing main spans for a new bike and pedestrian bridge at West Jewell Avenue.

The work will require two large cranes to set the spans in place for the bridge, which will allow pedestrians and cyclists to safely cross over Santa Fe and the BNSF and RTD rail lines at Jewell Avenue.

The bridge was funded by the voter-approved Elevate Denver Bond.

The closure will last between midnight Saturday and 5 a.m. on Monday, July 13. Should weather interfere with construction, the project will move to the following weekend.

Northbound traffic will be detoured east on Evans Avenue, north on Broadway and then west on Mississippi Avenue to return to Santa Fe. Southbound traffic will be detoured west onto Florida Avenue, south on Platte River Drive and then east onto Evans Avenue to return to Santa Fe.

Additionally, the West Evans Avenue on-ramp leading to northbound Santa Fe will close at noon on Friday and will remain closed until 5 a.m. on Monday.

During the closure, RTD will provide bus shuttle services between Englewood and the Interstate 25-Broadway station in place of the C Line trains, which will be shut down during the bridge installation.

The southbound Santa Fe off-ramp to West Evans Avenue will also remain closed until September 11 as crews build new sidewalks and other concrete work as part of the project.