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RTD Free MallRide will temporarily detour April 23-26 around utility work on 16th Street Mall

RTD Staff

Beginning April 23, and lasting through April 26, the RTD Free MallRide shuttle will be detoured to 15th and 17th streets between Wynkoop and Larimer streets with temporary stops near Blake and Market streets. The shuttle will travel on 16th Street for three blocks between Larimer and Curtis streets and return to 15th and 17th streets between Curtis Street and Civic Center Station. Flaggers and signage will direct travelers to the detoured route.

Map of MallRide detour effective April 23-26 showing shuttles on 16th St between Union Station and Wynkoop, then on 15th and 17th Streets between Wewatta and Larimer, back on 16th St between Larimer and Curtis, and back to 15th and 17th streets between Curtis and Civic Center Station.

After this, the MallRide shuttles will return to normal operation on 16th Street between Wynkoop and Curtis Streets. Shuttles will continue to be rerouted to 15th and 17th streets between Curtis Street and Civic Center Station. For more information, visit the RTD's Free MallRide detours page.

Map of MallRide detour showing stops at every block along 16th Street between Wewatta and Curtis streets, and stops on 15th and 17th streets at every other block between Curtis and Civic Center Station.

In addition, there will be a single, left-lane closure on Larimer Street, just north of 16th Street, to accommodate the turning radius of the RTD Free MallRide shuttles beginning April 23 and lasting approximately five days. Two southbound lanes will remain open.

You can also expect:

  • 16th Street between Wynkoop and Blake streets: Full vehicular traffic closure (Began April 9 and on track to open in late-April)
  • 16th Street is fully closed to all vehicular traffic between Wynkoop and Blake streets. Please see the detour map.
  • Wazee and 16th: Full intersection closure (Began April 9 and on track to open in late-April)
  • Wazee remains a two-way street between 15th and 16th streets and between 16th and 17th streets during the intersection closure, with a U-turn required at the 16th Street intersection.
  • Blake and 16th: Full intersection closure (Began April 9 and on track to open in early-May)
  • Blake is operating as a two-way street between 15th and 16th streets and between 16th and 17th streets during the intersection closure, with a U-turn required at the 16th Street intersection. Bikes will be detoured to Arapahoe Street.

All construction activities are schedule and weather-dependent and subject to change.

For more information on current and upcoming activity on each block, visit denvergov.org/16thStreetMall.

Stay connected with the project

  • Phone: 855-826-MALL (6255) — For deaf and hearing-impaired individuals, please dial 711 — or Project Website: denvergov.org/16thStreetMall

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Written by RTD Staff