Commuters in Adams County, brace yourselves for a bit of a detour this weekend. Colorado Highway 7 is scheduled for a complete shutdown between Colorado Boulevard and York Street from 5 p.m. on Friday, June 27, to 5 a.m. on Monday, June 30, as emergency culvert repairs are in the works, according to CDOT.
The urgency of the closure stems from an old siphon pipe lurking beneath the roadway, one that's been leaking its secrets and undermining the road's stability, the repair of which Asphalt Specialties will undertake under CDOT's vigilant eye, as part of the CO 7 Resurfacing Project stretching from I-25 to Brighton Boulevard, CDOT reported the need for repairs was discovered during this project and the road will be impassable to ensure the safety of motorists, no traffic is to snake its way through the stretch as crews get down to the business of pipe replacement.
If you need to navigate this area during the scheduled downtime, you're going to have to get friendly with the designated detour that's all mapped out for you: it will reroute your journey using York Street to East 168th Avenue and then to Colorado Boulevard, so factor in an extra five to ten minutes of travel time. The CO 7 closure detour map provides a clear visual to help drivers chart their temporary course.
