17th Street Closure Update

Road construction to address inadequate storm drainage continues along 17th Avenue south of City Park.

• 17th Avenue west of Colorado Avenue is currently open.
• 17th Avenue east of Colorado Avenue is currently closed.

More about the project:

“The storm water infrastructure installed in the 1930s became undersized for major storms as Denver continued to grow,” according to Nancy Kuhn, the communications director for Denver Public Works. “This storm water improvement project is needed to address recurrent flooding issues in an area of town most at risk for flooding.”

Tunneling is required for this project in an attempt to keep the highly trafficked Colorado Blvd flowing.