Colorado Boulevard BRT on hold until 2028 as CDOT waits on Colfax results

By Scott Weiser | The Denver Gazette

The Colorado Department of Transportation is putting a full Bus Rapid Transit review of Colorado Boulevard on hold until 2028 and will focus near-term work on sidewalks, intersections and other safety improvements.

In a statement this week, the department said analysis of additional BRT features “would benefit from further study that incorporates performance data from other BRT corridors, including Colfax Avenue and elsewhere.”

It expects to begin that review in 2028. The same statement said initial study showed a center-running bus configuration “is not appropriate for this road” and will be removed from future consideration. Officials plan to advance targeted fixes now, ahead of any decisions on lane configuration.

The corridor runs roughly from Interstate 70 and East 40th Avenue south to the Southmoor Station area.

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