Construction on a stretch of 17th Avenue near Colorado Boulevard in Denver is still ongoing, nearly a year after breaking ground.
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure says some delays were COVID-related, but they expect this part of the project to be complete by early summer.
“At the beginning, it was just chaos. We couldn’t get our cars out because there was a steady line of cars day and night,” said Zizzi. “We’ve had ambulances that were stuck and couldn’t get out of here.” Her home has experienced the damage this new construction is trying to prevent. Her house has flooded once in the thirty years that she has owned it.“What we are doing at 17th and Colorado is building a bigger and better stormwater system on the city’s east side of town to more effectively carry and convey the stormwater that flows through the area in big storm events. The existing infrastructure is undersized.”“There’s a good chance for houses and basements to flood from here to Colorado.
DOTI told CBS4, “We have just completed tunneling underneath Colorado Boulevard. We chose the tunneling method to keep traffic flowing on Colorado Boulevard. That tunneling work went a little more slowly than we anticipated, but we have gotten through that and are going to be heading to Albion.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Chicago fire in Albany Park destroys discount store on Lawrence Avenue, CFD saysA Chicago fire today in Albany Park caused a partial collapse of the JoJo Discount store on Lawrence Avenue near Whipple Tuesday, CFD says.
Read more »
Gas station clerk robbed near San Diego State UniversityThe robbery happened around 9:10 p.m. at an Arco gas station on Montezuma Road near College Avenue
Read more »
Oscars Street Closures Begin In Hollywood Ahead Of Sunday's EventAs of Monday, Hollywood Boulevard was already closed between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue and it will remain closed through 6 a.m. on March 30.
Read more »
It’s Oscar week! Here are your Hollywood street closuresHollywood Boulevard is already closed between Orange Drive and Highland Avenue, and it’ll remain blocked until 6 a.m. March 30.
Read more »
Parolee Arrested On Roof Of Irwindale RestaurantChristopher Diaz Reyes was arrested on the roof of a restaurant on Arrow Highway near Irwindale Avenue.
Read more »