FasTracks work will close some lanes of W. 6th Ave.

LAKEWOOD – FasTracks construction will limit the use of the center lanes along a stretch of West 6th Avenue for about 10 days next month while crews relocate a signboard, the Denver Transit Construction Group announced Thursday.

Work crews will close the east- and west-bound center lanes of the heavily traveled highway between the Simms/Union exit Indiana Street beginning April 11 to move the Colorado Department of Transportation sign. The sign is in the middle of the highway near the area of the entrance road to Red Rocks College.

The lane closures are expected to continue through April 21, but the work schedule – and its impact on traffic – could be altered by weather conditions, according to a spokeswoman for the construction group, is an umbrella coalition of West Corridor light-rail line contractors.

The spokeswoman said closing the lanes could shave more than a month off what otherwise could be a 4- to 6-week project. The DTCG hopes to “significantly minimize the impact to commuters traveling on 6th Avenue,” according to announcement.

FasTracks is a 12-year program to expand rail and bus service throughout the Regional Transportation District’s eight-county service area. The FasTracks program, scheduled for completion in 2017, is expected to provide six new rail corridors, extend three existing corridors, build 122 miles of commuter and light rail track, add 18 miles of bus rapid transit service and 21,000 new parking spaces, redevelop Denver Union Station and expand other bus service.