A section of Denver’s Mousetrap, the interchange of Interstates 70 and 25, will be closed this weekend for bridge maintenance and repair.
The southbound I-25 ramp to eastbound I-70 will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to noon Sunday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The full weekend closure of the ramp is for work on bridges that connect the interstates, CDOT said.
“By performing a full closure, we are able to reduce the long-term impact to the public by completing the ramp in one weekend,” said Matt McMechen, CDOT project engineer in a news release. “It is much safer for the crew and motorists to have a full closure, rather than a partial, while conducting these repairs.”
Detours will be about two miles long and will add about three minutes to drive times, CDOT said.
During the ramp closures, motorists can use southbound I-25 to westbound I-70, take it to Pecos Street, exit and get back onto I-70 eastbound, or southbound I-25 motorists can exit at 58th Avenue and follow the detour route.
Construction activities are dependent on the weather, and the schedule is subject to change.
