Tag: Denver Department Of Transportation
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Denver might lower some speed limits to 20 mph. Here’s where and why.
The default speed limit on Denver’s unposted streets may soon be lowered after the City Council safety committee advanced the change Wednesday. If passed, the measure would reduce the default speed on unposted city streets from 25 mph to 20 mph. This would apply most specifically to neighborhood streets with no center line. The full…
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Denver neighborhood holding music festival to advocate for Shared Street
Over two months after the city announced the end of its temporary Shared Streets program, one neighborhood is holding a community music festival to advocate for keeping its former Shared Street. Denver Streets Partnership is throwing the “Porch Music Fest” on Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. on East 16th Avenue from Gaylord Street to…
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Champa Street to close downtown for Colorado Convention Center expansion
Champa Street is scheduled to close in downtown Denver for several days this week as expansion construction continues on the Colorado Convention Center, according to the Department of Transportation. The closure will begin on Wednesday at 5 a.m. and end on Oct. 25 at 5 p.m., the department said. Champa Street will be closed from…
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Colorado Boulevard near City Park to close over weekend for stormwater project
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most lanes of Colorado Boulevard next to City Park will be closed over the weekend for a stormwater improvement project, the Department of Transportation announced. The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday and last until 5 a.m. Monday. During this time, all southbound lanes…
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Nearly 100-year-old bridge to be replaced; work begins this month
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For 92 years, the 8th Avenue Bridge has spanned the South Platte River between Zuni Street and Federal Boulevard. Built at the start of the Great Depression, the 171-foot-long structure’s life is coming to an end. Beginning on Sept. 27, the bridge will close, and…