The intersection of 20th Street and Broadway is down from four lanes to one for a construction project that could last until Thursday, April 16.
On Friday afternoon, car horns blared as drivers tried to navigate the construction zone, which is constricting automobile traffic on a popular route from downtown to north Denver.
Lincoln Street begins narrowing at its intersection with 18th Street. The blockage continues along 20th Street and for a couple blocks of Broadway.
One Redditor posted: “Not this again.”
Another joked, “Top 5 intersection in Denver.”
The construction is part of a sewer rehab program, according to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure.
“The purpose of this project was to rehabilitate critical, large sanitary pipes and manholes. Last year, we lined several pipes in 20th Street from Broadway to Curtis. To line and rehabilitate these pipes and manholes,” wrote Cyndi Karvaski, a DOTI spokesperson in an email. “We had to bypass the existing sewer and trench across the intersection of Broadway and 20th. We are now replacing the concrete panels that we trenched through.”
The construction at the intersection of 20th and Broadway is scheduled to last through April 16, but Karvaski said workers will return eventually to repair a section farther north on 20th Street.
A possible alternate route to Interstate 25 is to take Park Avenue, but drivers exiting the east side of downtown should plan for delays.
Editor's note: This article was updated with comment from the city.
