City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions
29 Road and Unaweep Avenue, Relocation of Utilities in Advance of Signal Installation
- Expect lane shifts and traffic delays
- Flaggers will be on site to assist motorists
- Please slow down through construction zone
- Work hours will be 7am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
- Anticipated completion for the utility work – mid March.
Elm Avenue from 28 ¼ Road to 28 ¾ Road – Waterline Replacement Project
- Elm Avenue is closed to thru traffic 24/7 from 28 ½ Road to 28 ¼ Road
- Access will be maintained for local residents
- Detour routes will be in place
- Work hours are 7:30am to 5pm, Monday – Friday
- Anticipated completion – early May.
Non-City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions
Broadway and Redlands Parkway, Roundabout Construction – CDOT Project
- Expect lane shifts and brief traffic delays
- Drivers should proceed through the work zone with caution, slow down and watch for construction equipment and personnel
- Work hours are 7am – 7pm, Monday through Friday
- Anticipated completion – November 2018
- For additional information please visit codot.gov, www.cotrip.org or call 511, but not while driving
- Anticipated completion – November.
Rim Rock Drive (partial closure for construction) – Colorado National Monument Project
This project will consist of three phases between now and July 31, 2018.
- Monday, March 12: Asphalt crews will begin resurfacing Rim Rock Drive between the Grand Junction entrance and DS Road (The Glade Park Road)
- Motorists will experience alternating one-lane traffic with possible 15 – 30 minute delays
- Pilot cars will be used to get motorists safely through construction zone
- Little Park Road will be an alternate route for those traveling to and from Glade Park
- For additional information please visit http://www.nps.gov/colm or call 970-858-3617, ext. 360
I-70 Exit 49 Grand Mesa Ramp Improvement Project – CDOT Project
- Starting Monday, March 12: Westbound I-70 right lane closure and 14’ width restriction 24/7 between MP 49.5 & MP 48
- Eastbound I-70: right lane closure and 14’ width restriction 24/7 between MP 48 & MP 49.5
- Motorists will still have access to Exit 49
- Westbound I-70 Exit 49 on ramp will have a 14’ width restriction 24/7
- Please obey the speed limit reduction of 50 mph and construction road signs
- Work hours will be 7am – 5pm, Monday – Friday
- Anticipated completion – late September
- For more information or to be added to the project update list call 970-456-1481 or email grandmesaexit49@gmail.com.
21 ½ Road Utility Work between H Road and I Road – Private Development Project
- 21 ½ Road will be closed to thru traffic 24/7 between H Road and I Road
- Use 22 Road as the detour route
- All business and resident access will be maintained
- Anticipated completion – early May.
Contact: Sam Rainguet, Communications Manager 970-244-1507 or samr@gjcity.org
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