Notice of E. 14th Avenue Closure
Jackson Street Storm Drain Project
October 22, 2020
The City and County of Denver is continuing its work on a new storm drain system to provide greater flood protection during heavy rainstorms to Congress Park residents, National Jewish Health (NJH) patients and staff, and local businesses. Crews are expected to complete their installation of a 10-foot diameter stormwater pipe under E. Colfax Avenue in early November 2020 and then reopen E. Colfax to traffic in both directions. Then, on or around November 10, access to NJH will move back to its original location on E. Colfax Avenue, and installation of the storm drain system will proceed simultaneously in the south end of the NJH parking lot and in E. 14th Avenue.
This next phase of construction will require a full closure of two blocks of E. 14th Avenue, from the intersection immediately east of Garfield Street to just west of the intersection at Harrison Street, to ensure the safety of the construction crews as they install the pipe twenty-two feet below ground. The full width of E. 14th Avenue at Jackson Street is needed to safely accommodate crew members, the 10-foot diameter pipe, and excavation equipment. The intersections of Garfield and 14th and Harrison and 14th will remain open to through traffic.
It is expected that installation of this final segment of the stormwater system in E. 14th Avenue will be completed in May or June of 2021. Detours will be in place during this phase of construction, and access to residences and businesses will be maintained. Local vehicular traffic will be maintained in the area, with the exception of the closure at the intersection of E. 14th Avenue and Jackson Street. Sidewalks on the north side of 14th between Garfield and Harrison will be closed, while sidewalks on the south side of 14th will remain open.
For questions or to sign up for weekly updates, email us at ccd.constructionupdates@gmail.com. Learn more at: bit.ly/JacksonStreetStorm or go to denvergov.org and enter “Jackson Street Storm” in the search bar.
For urgent, construction-related questions, call Gary Padilla, on-site inspector at 303 446-3445 or Perry Lopez, contractor at 303 995-2278.
For non-urgent questions that will be answered within a few hours during regular business hours, call 720 460-9055.
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