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Fewer Driving Lanes With 'Bus Only' Transit Lanes In Downtown Denver

DENVER (CBS4)- Commuters who make their way through parts of downtown Denver will have to get used fewer lanes now that one lane has been designated a "Bus Only" lane through parts of Broadway and Lincoln.

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Crews started installing the Bus Only signs on Monday. Those lanes will be reserved for buses 24-7. Before the designation, traffic could use the lanes during non-peak hours.

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The stretch of Lincoln from 6th Avenue to 14th Avenue, along with the stretch of Broadway from 17th Avenue to Exposition will be reserved exclusively for buses.

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Traffic wishing to make right turns from that lane will be allowed.

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The city hopes to keep buses moving faster in the designated lanes.

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