Full Overnight Closures of I-225 August 7 and 8

MEDIA ADVISORY August 6, 2015 This work is weather dependent and subject to change. Check our weekly emails and the website for the most current information. Full Overnight Closures of I-225 August 7 and 8 WHAT : Florida Pedestrian Bridge Installation WHEN : August 7 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. August 8 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. WHERE : Southbound I-225 between Mississippi and Iliff avenues Northbound I-225 between Parker Road and Mississippi Avenue Media trucks can park at the Kiewit Infrastructure Co. field office at 1600 Abilene St., Unit D Aurora, CO 80012 BACKGROUND Aurora, August 6, 2015 - Kiewit Infrastructure Co., contractor to the Regional Transportation District (RTD) for the Aurora Line/I-225 Rail project, will require full overnight closures of I-225 to place the pedestrian bridge to connect the Florida Station and the Medical Center of Aurora. The Florida Pedestrian Bridge will eventually allow light rail riders to cross from the Florida Station platform to the west side of I-225. The bridge was shipped in four pieces to the Iliff northbound off-ramp from I-225 in the spring and has been assembled into one bridge. It is 192 feet long and 14 feet wide, weighing over 600,000 pounds. A 500- ton crane will be used to place the bridge. The bridge was manufactured by Big R Bridge in Greeley. Work on the bridge will require additional closures in the future to pour the bridge deck, install the plexiglass and the roof. Full closure August 7 (9 p.m. to 6 a.m.) & August 8 (8 p.m. to 10 a.m.) The 10.5-mile Aurora Line/I-225 Rail will extend light rail service from the current Nine Mile Station near I-225 and Parker Road, travel through major activity centers in Aurora, such as the Aurora City Center and Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital and the new VA Hospital, and end at the Peoria Station. There, riders will be able to connect to the East Rail Line to Denver International Airport or Denver Union Station. The Aurora Line/I-225 Rail will open in 2016. # # # .

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