E-470 installing third phase of median cable barrier

11 miles of cable barrier will continue safety enhancements on the highway

Aurora – Installation of the third phase of median cable barrier on E-470 is now underway from the toll plaza north of 26th Avenue to the I-76 interchange.

On October 8, the E-470 Board of Directors approved the award of a contract in the amount of $1,168,710 to Ideal Fencing Corp. to install 11 miles of additional median cable barrier. Installation is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.

This project adds to the 23 miles of cable barrier installed in 2007 and 2008, which help to prevent potential cross-over accidents on the highway. E-470 plans to continue to install median barrier cable in all remaining sections of the highway’s 47 miles.

The barrier to be installed will be 38 inches tall, higher than the standard 29-1/2 inches found throughout the Denver metro area.

E-470 is a tollway that runs along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The 70-mph highway extends 47 miles from State Highway C-470 at I-25 in Douglas County, terminating at I-25 near 160th Ave. in Thornton.