DENVER PUBLIC WORKS BEGINS ROAD RECONSTRUCTION AT UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD AND ASBURY AVENUE ON MONDAY, JULY 7, 2008
(DENVER)....As part of the Better Denver Bond Program, Denver Public Works Capital Projects Management announces the beginning of a road reconstruction project at East Asbury Avenue and South University Boulevard. The area will receive new concrete pavement and curb and gutter improvements.
Preliminary work begins the week of July 7, with major road closures scheduled for the following week. The work is scheduled to be complete by August 4, 2008. Sidewalks and businesses will remain open during this period. Signs will be on site advising citizens of the scheduled work, detours and road closures.
Traffic on University Boulevard will be reduced to one lane in each direction at Asbury Avenue, while Asbury will be closed at the University Boulevard intersection.
The University Boulevard and Asbury Avenue intersection improvement is part of the Better Denver Program . Mayor John Hickenlooper, with civic leaders, staff, and citizens, challenged the Denver community to imagine a city with enhanced infrastructure and facilities to add to the quality of life. Through collaboration and stewardship, the Better Denver initiative was born.
Better Denver – approved by Denver voters in 2007 – is a comprehensive effort by the City of Denver to invest in the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the many City amenities that touch our lives. Better Denver calls for the improvement, preservation, renovation and creation of new roads, libraries, parks, hospitals, public safety and cultural facilities. These improvements are being implemented over a five year period through 2012, and are funded by a $550 million voter-approved bond.