On Wadsworth Boulevard a parade of orange barrels marks a work zone that had just entered its fifth year of construction — with rearranged traffic patterns and business access cut-offs as crews laid new lanes and engineered burly intersections designed to shorten drivers’ time spent making turns.⁠ ⁠ The construction on the notorious chokepoint on metro Denver’s west side is easing up this month, Wheat Ridge officials say.⁠ ⁠ The work has added one new lane to Wadsworth in each direction (for a total of six across the roadway) and installed “continuous-flow intersections” at 38th and 44th avenues.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio. ⁠ ⁠ 📝: John Aguilar, The Denver Post⁠ 📷: Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post // hyoung_ccc⁠ ⁠ #Colorado #WheatRidge #traffic #construction⁠