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Aug 16, 2008 6:24 pm US/Mountain

I-25 To Close During Obama Speech At Invesco

 Section: Democratic National Convention Section
Reporting
Lynn Carey
DENVER (CBS4) ― A 5.5 mile section of Interstate 25 will be closed near downtown Denver the Thursday night of the Democratic National Convention while Barack Obama accepts the party's presidential nomination at Invesco Feild, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Friday morning.

I-25 will be closed from Interstate 70 to 6th Ave starting at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 28 until the conclusion of the event, CDOT said.

"I-25 will be closed for just a short period of time but it's necessary to ensure a safe event for attendees," said CDOT Executive Director Russ George, in a prepared statement. "While we recognize that motorists traveling through the area will likely experience some delay, we are doing everything possible to keep those delays to a minimum."

CDOT said it plans to restrict construction and maintenance work that involves closing a lane or road with a 10 mile radius of downtown Denver during the convention.

The agency said during the week of the convention, no oversize/overweight vehicles will be allowed to travel on the I-25 corridor between I-70 and 6th Avenue.

Expanded Courtesy Patrol (CDOT's free motorist assistance program) services will be provided on I-25 all day on Aug. 28.

See a set of CBS4 maps depicting the detour options that will be in place with the Invesco Closure: Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Map 4

CDOT offered the following detour information:

To access downtown Denver from southbound I-25:

I-25 to westbound I-70

Exit Pecos Street and go south to 38th Avenue or Park Avenue
Exit Federal Boulevard south to Speer Boulevard

I-25 to eastbound I-70 (recommended)

Exit Washington Street south to Brighton Boulevard
Exit Colorado Boulevard south to 17th or 13th avenues or Colfax

To access downtown Denver from northbound I-25:

Lincoln Street and Santa Fe Drive are the preferred routes
Colorado Boulevard or University Boulevard to 13th Avenue, Colfax Avenue or 17th Avenue
Downing Street
6th Avenue east to Santa Fe Drive or Lincoln Street

To access southbound I-25 from downtown Denver:

Kalamath Street to Santa Fe Drive
Broadway Boulevard
York Street/University Boulevard
Colorado Boulevard
Corona Street/Downing Street

To access northbound I-25 from downtown Denver:

Park Avenue West is the preferred route
20th Street
Brighton Boulevard to I-70
Speer Boulevard (only during designated hours)

For those passing though the city, alternate routes include:

Southbound I-25 alternate routes

I-76 east to I-270 to I-70 to I-225 (preferred)
I-70 east to I-225 (preferred)
E-470 to I-70 or I-25 (tollway)

Northbound I-25 alternate routes

C-470 west to I-70 (preferred)
I-225 to I-70 (preferred)
E-470 to I-70 or I-25 (tollway)
Hampden Avenue west to Sheridan, Wadsworth, Kipling or C-470 to I-70
6th Avenue west to Sheridan, Wadsworth, Kipling or Indiana to I-70
University or Colorado boulevards to I-70

Additional Resources

 Other Road Closure Information

• For complete coverage of the planning for the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver, as well as information about how to volunteer and for a list of helpful links, visit the Democratic National Convention section.



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