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Water Main Break Keeps On-Ramp Closed At I-25 & Thornton Parkway

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4)- The on-ramp to northbound Interstate 25 at Thornton Parkway will remain closed during repairs to a water main break. When the ramp will reopen is not known.

The 16-inch water main break happened on Tuesday about 100 feet west of the northbound ramp into I-25 travel lanes. The ramp was closed to traffic.

The City of Thornton has hired a contractor to provide a schedule for repair so the ramps can be reopened. An estimate on when the ramp will reopen to traffic has not been established.

I25 WATER MAIN BREAK
Copter4 flew over a water main break that has closed the on-ramp at Thornton Parkway and I-25 (credit: CBS)

The following detour information was provided by the City of Thornton: During the closure eastbound traffic on Thornton Parkway will detour around this closure by going east on Thornton Parkway to Washington Street, north on Washington Street to 104th Avenue and west on 104th Avenue to I-25. Westbound traffic on Thornton Parkway will detour around the closure by going west on Thornton Parkway to Conifer Road, west on Conifer Road to Huron Street, north on Huron Street to 104th Avenue and then east on 104th Avenue to I-25.

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