Peña Boulevard Construction

WAYFINDING: Changes to A-Bridge/ Ansbacher Hall

A-Bridge and Ansbacher Hall will be closed for overnight construction activities from 6 p.m. to 4 a.m., Monday through Thursday nights, through the opening of the East Checkpoint in Q3 2025. During closures, all travelers must use concourse trains to journey to and from the Terminal.

Changes Coming to A-Bridge/Ansbacher Hall

Peña Blvd. Traffic Alert: Work underway to improve safety and traffic flow.

Upcoming Work

Visitors to DEN should expect various impacts through fall 2026. All are encouraged to plan ahead due to traffic impacts and detours along and surrounding Peña Boulevard and Jackson Gap Street. All work is weather dependent and will be rescheduled if operations cannot be completed.

Jackson Gap Switch to Phase 2A – Late January: Traffic will shift to the east with a reduction of lanes.
Peña Boulevard Outbound Alignment – Late January: Traffic will be shifted to detour pavement. All lanes will remain open.
Bridge Work @ Jackson Gap – Late January: Bridge work to begin late January with a single overnight close of Peña Boulevard Outbound. Additional minor impacts will occur through February 2025.
Peña Boulevard Outbound Ramp Closure @ Jackson Gap – Early February: The outbound ramps onto Peña Boulevard will be closed with detours in place expected through May 2025.

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Phase 1B Now Underway

Reconstruction of Peña Boulevard Outbound and widening of Peña Boulevard bridges (inbound and outbound) over Jackson Gap Street. Provides resiliency for events on Peña Boulevard and reduces O&M costs for pavement maintenance.
Construction of new Direct Connect Ramps from both East and West Terminals to New Castle Street and 78th Avenue. Will meet operational needs of Rental Car companies and DEN Ground Transportation, dedicated routes for buses will remove the buses from the Jackson Gap interchange and will not mix with public traffic.
Reconstruction of Peña Boulevard and Jackson Gap Street to a new diverging diamond interchange. Improves existing operations and meet future growth for vehicle traffic operations; reduces impacts to DEN passengers, Rental Car buses, and other users. Learn more about navigating through the new Jackson Gap Diverging Diamond Interchange with the following videos:
Navigating Through at Jackson Gap

Jackson Gap to Jeppesen Terminal

Jackson Gap to Outbound Peña Boulevard/Airport Exit

Improving Peña Boulevard

Peña Boulevard has reached its life-expectancy, requiring a major upgrade that will keep pace with DEN growth and reaching Vision 100. Maintaining and appropriately rehabilitating the infrastructure is critical in providing service and good quality to its users and passengers.

Due to Peña Boulevards significant volume and usage the rehabilitation will be completed in four phases to support on-time delivery and to manage the operations and retain some capacity during construction. The first phase consisted of improvements to inbound Peña Boulevard including the reconstruction of Peña Boulevard from Jackson Gap Street to the terminal and concluded in early 2022.

Peña Boulevard Phase 1B work was approved by Denver City Council in March 2024 and construction began April 2024. This phase provides improvements to overall traffic operations and safety for passengers, employees and shuttle traffic.

Lasting Improvements, Benefits and Impacts

The Peña Boulevard Phase 1B improvements follow the strategic guiding principals of Vision 100, providing lasting improvements and benefits for today and in advance of known development growth and shuttle/passenger traffic increases at DEN.

Sustainability & Resiliency

Bridge renewal work extends life-expectancy
Pavement reconstruction reduces annual maintenance repairs and cost
Utilizing infrastructure built during construction of Hotel Transit Center for Direct Connect Ramps
Registered for Envision, ensuring sustainable, resilient and equitable tactics are incorporated throughout planning, design and construction

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility:

Construction project includes city workforce requirements providing apprenticeship and training opportunities and workforce development goals
Project is following Division of Small Business requirements and goals set for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises participation
Gun Club On-ramp was bid as a Small Business Set Aside

Operational Excellence:

Direct Connect Ramps for Rental Car buses will reduce delays and remove trips from Peña Boulevard outbound
Work will reduce accidents and improve vehicle operations
Jackson Gap Street Diverging Diamond Interchange reduces delays and improves traffic operations

Enhancing the Customer Experience:

Additional lanes provides operational improvements minimizing delays to access the terminal for years to come
Improvements align the infrastructure with the projected Vision 100 volumes in the future
Widened shoulders provide safety benefits for Peña Boulevard users

Peña Blvd. Traffic Alert: Work underway to improve safety and traffic flow.

Upcoming Work

Phase 1B Now Underway

Improving Peña Boulevard

Lasting Improvements, Benefits and Impacts

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