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**View the Weekly Updates section below for the latest construction and travel impact information. **

Project Progress Update - December 2025

The Wadsworth Improvement Project remains on schedule. Construction began in November 2021, and the overall project is expected to be substantially complete by the end of this year, with final finishing work scheduled for completion in spring 2026.

Two new continuous flow intersections (CFIs) are coming to Wadsworth Boulevard in December as part of the Wadsworth Improvement project. The CFI at Wadsworth and 38th is expected to open first on Dec. 9, pending weather. The CFI at Wadsworth and 44th is expected to open on Dec. 16, pending weather. Each Friday, a new CFI frequently asked question is answered and added to this page. The image below explains what a CFI is and how to drive through it. A larger version of the image below is provided on this page. Watch a video to see how CFIs work.

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 constructs continuous flow intersections (CFI) at both 38th Avenue and 44th Avenue, designed to keep traffic moving more efficiently by eliminating traditional left-turn signal phases.

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

Did you know that the project used 30,000 tons of recycled asphalt from the old road as part of the new road base under Wadsworth? Read more fast facts about the Wadsworth Improvement Project.

**View the Weekly Updates section below for the latest construction and travel impact information. **

Project Progress Update - December 2025

The Wadsworth Improvement Project remains on schedule. Construction began in November 2021, and the overall project is expected to be substantially complete by the end of this year, with final finishing work scheduled for completion in spring 2026.

Two new continuous flow intersections (CFIs) are coming to Wadsworth Boulevard in December as part of the Wadsworth Improvement project. The CFI at Wadsworth and 38th is expected to open first on Dec. 9, pending weather. The CFI at Wadsworth and 44th is expected to open on Dec. 16, pending weather. Each Friday, a new CFI frequently asked question is answered and added to this page. The image below explains what a CFI is and how to drive through it. A larger version of the image below is provided on this page. Watch a video to see how CFIs work.

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 constructs continuous flow intersections (CFI) at both 38th Avenue and 44th Avenue, designed to keep traffic moving more efficiently by eliminating traditional left-turn signal phases.

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

Did you know that the project used 30,000 tons of recycled asphalt from the old road as part of the new road base under Wadsworth? Read more fast facts about the Wadsworth Improvement Project.

For the week of Dec. 7, 2025

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The first Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) is opening on Wadsworth Boulevard at 38th Avenue on Tuesday, Dec. 9, pending weather. Crews will work overnight on Monday, Dec. 8 to change the traffic pattern by 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. This schedule may change. Please use extra caution while drivers adjust to the new CFI configuration.
In addition to Dec. 8, crews may also work overnight on Sunday, Dec. 7 to prepare for the new configuration. Overnight traffic control on both nights may involve lane closures, brief traffic holds, flaggers and uniformed traffic control officers. Periodic noise from construction activities and vehicles may occur.
A CFI is an innovative intersection design that changes the way left turns are made. Instead of waiting in the middle of the intersection, drivers making left turns will cross over before reaching the main intersection, guided by traffic signals and signs. For more information, including how to drive a CFI and what changes are coming, read the project FAQs on this page.
All work is weather-dependent, and the schedule is subject to change.
Questions or concerns? Hotline 303-390-0878 or email WadsworthProject@ci.wheatridge.co.us
For the week of Nov. 30, 2025

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Daily northbound lane closures on Wadsworth Boulevard continue as needed for finishing work including landscaping and lane striping. Temporary traffic patterns are in place on Wadsworth near 38th Avenue and 44th Avenue where the inside lanes approaching the intersections are currently serving as the left turn lane. This condition will be in place for a few weeks until the continuous flow intersection (CFI) configuration is activated.
Soundwall panel placement will resume in mid-December. No night work is planned this week.
The CFI at Wadsworth and 38th is expected to open on Dec. 9, pending weather. Crews will work overnight on Monday, Dec. 8 to change the traffic pattern by 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dec. 9. This schedule may change. Please use extra caution while drivers adjust to the new CFI configuration.
Read project FAQs on this page for answers about how to drive a CFI and what changes are coming. All work is weather dependent, and the schedule is subject to change.
Questions or concerns? Hotline 303-390-0878 or email WadsworthProject@ci.wheatridge.co.us

Page last updated: 08 Dec 2025, 11:53 AM