Improve Wadsworth

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Travel Alert: Northbound Wadsworth Boulevard lanes will split around a work zone for four weeks starting on or after July 29. Use caution.

Starting on or after the morning of Monday, July 29, the two northbound Wadsworth Boulevard travel lanes will split around a work zone from 35th Avenue to 41st Avenue for four weeks.

Northbound drivers wanting to turn left onto westbound 38th Avenue, must pick the left through lane when approaching the traffic split at 35th Avenue. Drivers in the right through lane will have easy access to northbound Wadsworth business driveways and the ability to turn right onto eastbound 38th Avenue.

All turn movements will be possible at the Wadsworth /38th Avenue intersection during this work. However, please follow signs and markings as the northbound travel lanes will be in a split lane configuration through the 38th Avenue intersection. Right turns onto 38th Avenue will only be available from the right split lane, and left turns onto 38th Avenue will only be available from the left split lane.

The southbound Wadsworth left turn into the Safeway complex at 39th Avenue will not be available during this temporary traffic configuration. Access to the Safeway complex is available from 38th Avenue, northbound Wadsworth and the new Vance Street connection south of 44th Avenue.

This temporary lane configuration is necessary for approximately four weeks while the contractor paves an 11-foot travel lane for 0.5-mile and places temporary asphalt for a future traffic shift at the south end of the Wadsworth work zone. A similar traffic split was in place on southbound Wadsworth between 48th and 41st avenues in June.

Project Overview

This project includes modernizing and improving Wadsworth from 35th Avenue to I-70 with efficient and safe intersection designs, safer entrances and exits for vehicles accessing businesses, a continuous sidewalk on the west, and a bike/pedestrian path on the east side of Wadsworth from 35th Avenue to the Clear Creek Trail.

The project will construct a new safe and efficient intersection at 44^th Avenue called a continuous flow intersection (CFI). The CFI makes the best use of land for maximum traffic flow, while prioritizing safety. A second CFI will be installed at 38th Avenue. The project is expected to be complete in spring 2026.

A larger version of the above project overview map is provided on this page.

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