Monaco Parkway over Cherry Creek Bridge Replacement Project

Project Overview

The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), in collaboration with Kraemer North America, is scheduled to begin a bridge replacement and rehabilitation project on Monaco Parkway over Cherry Creek in October. This project will remove the 60-year-old bridge over Cherry Creek and replace with a new bridge structure, tie-in both directions of Cherry Creek Drive, and repave Cherry Creek Trail and widen sidewalks over the bridge.

DOTI is investing approximately $12.7M in this bridge replacement project with funding approved by voters as part of the Elevate Denver Bond.

Traffic impacts beginning Monday, April 7 through the summer

Full closures of North and South Cherry Creek Drives, east of Monaco Parkway. See detour information and map below.

• S. Cherry Creek Drive traffic east of Monaco Parkway will detour east to Quebec Street then go north to Mississippi Avenue and turn west. Go north on Oneida Street to Tennessee Avenue then west to access Monaco Parkway.

• N. Cherry Creek Drive traffic east of Monaco Parkway will detour on Florida Avenue, north on Oneida Street to Tennessee Avenue then west to access Monaco Parkway.

Access to Cook Park Recreation Center will be maintained from the east, via Quebec Street. Access to Place Bridge Academy and residential streets off N. Cherry Creek Drive will be maintained from the east, via Oneida Street and Florida Avenue.

The travel lanes in both directions on Monaco Parkway remain realigned to the west as crews construct the east side of the new bridge. Please use caution while navigating the temporary traffic pattern.

Trail Impacts

Cherry Creek Trail under Monaco Parkway will reopen on Monday, April 7.

Trail connection on the east side of Monaco Parkway and the trail along North Cherry Creek Drive will be closed to support the next phase of construction through the summer. Various trail impacts are expected through the project's duration in summer 2026.

• New detour for Cherry Creek Trail to/from east side of Monaco Parkway - Trail users will be detoured under the bridge to the western side and will cross Monaco Parkway using the crosswalk at the signalized intersection, Florida Avenue, to access the eastern side. 

Project Map

Project Phasing