June 23, 2008
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
BRIDGE WORK TO CAUSE DELAYS THIS WEEK NEAR DRAKE
LARIMER COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) continues the bridge replacement project on US 34 over the Big Thompson River at milepost 81.13, which is near Drake. As part of the construction, motorists can expect single-lane alternating traffic for the week of June 23rd.
“We are trying to open the bridge in time for the highly traveled July 4th holiday weekend,” said CDOT Project Engineer Miranda Roskop. “To give us a shot at completing the project in this timeframe, we need to have some additional lane closures this week. We will do our best to minimize delays throughout the week.”
Motorists can expect single-lane traffic Tuesday, June 24th through Friday June 27th from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Delays of 15-20 minutes can be expected and alternate routes are advised. CDOT would like to remind motorists to obey all traffic signs and flaggers and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”
The bridge was originally constructed in 1935 and is one of the state’s structurally deficient bridges.
SEMA Construction, Inc. is the contractor of this $2.6 million project. The entire project is expected to be complete by the end of August 2008, weather permitting..
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