Monday – Wednesday

• Auraria Parkway from I-25 to Speer Boulevard will be closed from 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, August 24 through midnight on Wednesday, August 27. The I-25 ramps to and from Auraria Parkway will be closed during this time frame.
• As announced in mid-June, Bannock Street between 14th Avenue and Colfax Avenue will be closed August 25 - 27 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. for the Designated Parade Route staging area. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – which avoids the standard morning and evening commute times – the westbound lanes of Colfax Avenue from Bannock Street to Speer Boulevard will be closed for the Designated Parade Route, as will the southbound lanes of Speer Boulevard from Colfax Avenue to Larimer Street. The eastbound lanes of Colfax Avenue and the northbound lanes of Speer will remain open, but some slowdown in traffic flow is expected. The RTD light rail line which crosses Speer Boulevard at Stout Street will remain open at all times, including the time allocated for parades. Additional security provided by RTD will supplement law enforcement officials to ensure the safety of marchers when the light rail trains cross the parade route.
• While still accessible to pedestrians, vehicular traffic on the following blocks between 15th Street and Speer Boulevard will be limited to residents and employees from Monday, August 25 through Wednesday, August 27: Wazee, Wynkoop, Delgany, Wewatta, and Little Raven. (More details on residential and business access are below).
• NOTE:  California Street between 14th Street and 15th Street will be closed as needed through Thursday to ensure the safety of the heavy volumes of pedestrians accessing the Colorado Convention Center.

RECOMMENDED ROUTE INFORMATION:

 Monday - Wednesday
The downtown grid has ample street capacity to absorb these manageable diversions and provide local residents and commuters with convenient access to and from downtown. Recommended routes for the four quadrants of the city are described below:

• EAST and NORTHEAST: Drivers may access downtown from the east and northeast using Martin Luther King Blvd, 18th Avenue, 13th Avenue, and 8th Avenue.
• SOUTH and SOUTHEAST: With northbound Speer Boulevard closed at Lawrence Street, drivers along Speer Boulevard south of Lawrence, as well as on Lincoln and Santa Fe, may experience slight increases in traffic. It is anticipated that slowing may occur on these streets as they cross Colfax Avenue. Commuters may want to use Downing, Clarkson, or Logan Street to avoid delays. Exiting Downtown may be slightly slower than normal due to Convention-related activities, but once traffic crosses Colfax Avenue, movement along Kalamath, Broadway, Grant, Washington and Corona/Downing should be similar to any normal weekday.
• WEST and SOUTHWEST: Travelers may access downtown from the west and southwest using 6th Avenue or northbound I-25 to 20th Street. Traffic exiting downtown to the west and southwest may be a little slower than normal; however, with the combination of increased transit use and the absence of Auraria Campus traffic, any delays along Arapahoe, Champa, Glenarm and Colfax should be minimal. Once traffic reaches Kalamath, I-25, and 6th Avenue, travel should be similar to any normal weekday. 
• NORTHWEST: Travelers can use I-25 to Park Ave West or 20th Street to access downtown. Traffic exiting downtown to the northwest should use 20th Street or Park Avenue to I-25

Thursday

• The Colorado Department of Transportation announced the 5 ½-mile stretch of Interstate 25 between U.S. 6 and I-70 will close at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 28.  Thursday morning rush hour will not be affected.  Afternoon/evening commuters who generally use this stretch of I-25 are encouraged to use one of the many alternative routes outlined by CDOT at http://www.dot.state.co.us/.  This stretch of I-25 will reopen after Thursday night’s activities conclude at Invesco Field at Mile High and well in advance of Friday morning rush hour.
• Colfax Avenue will remain open during morning rush hour, but will be closed from Mariposa Street to Federal Blvd. beginning at 9 a.m. on Thursday, August 28 until the Convention program concludes at Invesco on Thursday night.  (Westbound Colfax will be detoured to Kalamath Street.  Eastbound Colfax will be detoured at southbound Federal Blvd.) One northbound Federal Boulevard traffic lane – from Colfax Avenue to 20^th Avenue – will close at 9 a.m. for the designated parade route and reopen at 3 p.m.  One northbound lane of Federal Boulevard – and all of southbound Federal Blvd. - will remain open throughout the parades which conclude at 3 p.m. 
• NOTE:  California Street between 14th Street and 15th Street will be closed as needed through Thursday to ensure the safety of the heavy volumes of pedestrians accessing the Colorado Convention Center.

 DNC Access and Mobility Map (PDF)