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Central 70 Project

Transportation

Process control and field & laboratory materials testing for the transformation of I-70 through Denver.

  • 10 MICorridor Modernized
  • 200K+Vehicles Daily
  • 1,200Businesses Served

Modernizing a critical Denver corridor.

Central 70 was the largest project in CDOT’s history: a $1.2 billion reconstruction of 10 miles of Interstate 70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road, a corridor that carries more than 200,000 vehicles a day and supports some 1,200 businesses. The project added a new express lane in each direction, removed a 56-year-old viaduct, lowered the interstate between Brighton and Colorado Boulevards, and built a four-acre park over the highway to reconnect the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood to the rest of the city.

Working alongside Kiewit Infrastructure Co., Vivid Engineering provided process control and field and laboratory materials testing for the project. Our technicians tested soils, concrete, asphalt, masonry, shotcrete, and aggregates throughout construction, verifying that every material placed met CDOT’s quality standards on one of the most complex urban highway builds in the country.

Project Details

  • Client

    Kiewit Infrastructure Co.

  • Location

    Denver, CO – I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road

  • Sector

    Transportation

  • Services

    Construction Inspection & Testing

Project Location

I-70, Brighton Boulevard to Chambers Road, Denver, CO

Nearest City: Denver

County: Denver

State: Colorado

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