Interstate 70 Closing for Bridge Replacement

Motorists driving through Denver will have to be wary as a stretch of Interstate 70 will be closed, over the weekend.

From Friday evening until early Monday morning a stretch from Interstate 25 to Federal Boulevard will be shut down.

Crews will be demolish the bridge at Pecos Street and moving the new bridge into place and assembling it.

The demolition and assembly should only take about seventeen total hours, however clean up and safety check will take longer.

Detours will be set up, but drivers should expect significant delays, in the area.