Heads up, Denver commuters: If you're planning your Monday drive, be ready to reroute. According to the City of Englewood, eastbound Dartmouth Avenue is scheduled for closure on February 17, from the morning bell of 7 a.m. until at least the end of the workday at 5 p.m., and it's all due to the Dartmouth Avenue Bridge Widening Project.
Prepping yourself for the inevitable grind of the Monday morning commute, be advised to avoid Dartmouth Ave between S. Platte River Drive and Santa Fe where the crews will be laying the groundwork, quite literally for a wider passage. They'll be digging deep, excavating the land for this ambitious infrastructure overhaul that seeks to broaden our sometimes narrowly set horizons and the city reminds us the disruption is but a small price for progress, that this section of the road won't be passable during these hours, so alternative routes will be a necessity, not a suggestion.
Being a bridge to greater connectivity, the Dartmouth Avenue Bridge project ultimately aims to enhance traffic flow and safety features, becoming a structural symbol of a smoothly operating society. During these surveying and excavating hours, city officials urge drivers to exercise patience and caution, also to follow detour signs.
