Denver’s next ‘road diet’ is coming to Mississippi Avenue after years of delays

Construction crews will soon begin removing two lanes of traffic from Mississippi Avenue between Eliot and Quivas streets, putting the major arterial on a road diet after years of delays.

It’s the latest effort by the city to slow traffic and make roads safer — and it’s happening even as residents battle over a similar plan on Alameda Avenue.

The Denver City Council is set to approve a construction contract in the coming weeks, with the goal of finishing the road diet by 2027…

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