RTD Reopens 40th Avenue Between Blake and York Streets
A new and improved half-mile stretch of East 40th Avenue in Denver that reopened in late June features the Regional Transportation District’s East Rail Line tracks but also brings community improvements that RTD officials say will provide safety and better quality of life.
The segment of East 40th Avenue between Blake and York streets was closed for 19 months due to construction. The finished product includes eight-ft-wide sidewalks where before there were just gravel shoulders; new underground gas, water, electric and communications lines; full concrete construction, including curbs and gutters; plus a large underground drainage culvert that will help solve chronic stormwater flooding in the neighborhood.