Denver road closures: E Colorado Ave leads Oct 14-20

Photo: Barbara Baer — Jazz

Check E Colorado Ave first when planning around Denver street occupancy permits from Wednesday, October 14, 2026 to Tuesday, October 20, 2026. It holds 18 permitted stretches, the most of any street, according to the street occupancy permits dataset. A count is permitted stretches on that street, not how long any lane is blocked, and these figures are city permits for those dates, not confirmation that a closure happened.

The Denver construction map shows the work by location.

Plan on a lighter week than the last two. The 1,223 stretches compare with 1,575 the week before, down 22.3%, and 1,873 in the same week last year, down 34.7%.

Lane closures on main streets lead the kinds at 297, down from 429. Full street or alley closures stand at 151 against 174, and detours at 16 against 31.

The record lists only the earliest of the 60 full closures beginning this week; the 151 in effect include long-running ones. Each line below is a permit that allows a closure on those dates.

After E Colorado Ave, E 47th Ave has 17 stretches, E 16th Ave and E Yale Ave 16 each, and E Dartmouth Ave 15. N Sherman St has 13, and E 2nd Ave, E 36th Ave, E Maxwell Pl and Walnut St 12 each. A single permit can cover several stretches, and a count of stretches is not a length of time or a number of blocked lanes.

By purpose, ROW Construction leads with 230 stretches, then Utility with 209 and Street Cut - Utilities with 159. Street Cut - Water dropped from 118 to 55, while Boring and/or Wells climbed from 37 to 88.

Compare next week's stretch count with 1,223 and see whether E Colorado Ave stays on top. The last edition, Denver road closures: South Broadway Halloween parade, led with events instead.

For a closure today, use Denver Public Works Right-of-Way Services or the Denver construction map. For state highways, check the Colorado Department of Transportation.

How many road closures does Denver have this week? The permits dataset shows 406 distinct permits covering 1,223 stretches, of which 151 are full street or alley closures.

Which Denver streets have the most construction work? E Colorado Ave has 18 permitted stretches, E 47th Ave 17 and E 16th Ave 16.

Where can I check a Denver street closure today? Denver Public Works Right-of-Way Services and the city's own map; for state highways, the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Counts come from the City and County of Denver's street occupancy permits, pulled 2026-10-14 for October 14 to October 20, 2026. The week before is October 7 to October 13, 2026, and the same week last year is October 15 to October 21, 2025.

A permit allows part of a street to be occupied between two dates; it is not an observed closure, and work can start late, end early or be cancelled. Emergency closures have no permit.

Open-ended permits, state highways and interstates, and streets outside Denver are not counted. Counts are stretches, not rates, lengths of time or numbers of blocked lanes.

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