Work will start on Sunday to take away and change all cameras, bulletin boards, lane-use indicators and fiber optics within the Interstate 70 Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel, a undertaking anticipated to final via the summer season of 2024.
The route of nighttime visitors must alternate from Sunday to Thursday, with full closure of 1 tunnel bore at a time. Work will start at 10 p.m. and final till 5 a.m
When one tunnel bore is closed, visitors on Interstate 70 in each instructions will probably be stopped on the tunnel entrance. Site visitors one route at a time is routed via the open bore.
The Colorado Department of Transportation stated visitors stops are anticipated to final 20 minutes. The delay is anticipated to be minimal because the work will probably be carried out in a single day.
The undertaking from CDOT and contractor Sturgeon Electrical will improve the cameras and indicators within the tunnel that CDOT’s Site visitors Heart makes use of to watch the protection and well being of vacationers touring via the Eisenhower Tunnel. The tools is deployed 24/7 to watch the tunnel and warn the touring public of any delays.
Closures to the bores are crucial as a result of the cameras and indicators can’t be eliminated and changed whereas visitors passes beneath. The work is being coordinated with different infrastructure upgrades on the Eisenhower Tunnel.
Work begins on I-70 westbound within the Eisenhower bore. There are not any nightly full closures on Friday or Saturday nights or public holidays.
For extra details about the undertaking, individuals can contact the undertaking staff: codot.gov/projects/ejmt-infrastructure-repairs; info hotline: 970-704-8066; undertaking e-mail: [email protected].
