FOR RELEASE: First Street Wastewater Interceptor Project Road Closure Saturday, Jan. 24

City of Loveland, Colorado

MEDIA RELEASE

CONTACT: Tracey Hewson, Public Information Officer

970-962-3710
tracey.hewson @cityofloveland.org

First Street Wastewater Interceptor Project Road Closure Saturday, Jan. 24

LOVELAND, Colo. – January 22, 2026 – The City of Loveland will close a portion of East First Street east of the Denver Avenue intersection from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, to safely position a crane for tree removal. A posted detour will be in place.

East First Street will be fully closed east of the Denver Avenue intersection during the closure. Eastbound traffic on East First Street will be detoured north on Denver Avenue, east on U.S. 34/East Eisenhower Boulevard and south on North Boyd Lake Avenue. Westbound traffic traveling to East First Street will be detoured east on East First Street, which becomes Corvus Drive and then East Fifth Street, to North Boyd Lake Avenue, then north to U.S. 34/East Eisenhower Boulevard, west to Denver Avenue and back south to East First Street.

The project began in late December. Crews have completed dewatering, the process of removing groundwater from the site to allow deep trench construction. The construction team is scheduled to begin installing new pipe the week of Jan. 26. Beginning in late February, East First Street is expected to be fully closed for three to four weeks to install pipe beneath the roadway. Additional details will be shared as they become available.

Additional project details can be found at https://www.letstalkloveland.org/first-street-wastewater-improvements. For questions regarding the project, please email tracey.hewson@cityofloveland.org, or call 970-962-3710.