Denver residents in the Baker neighborhood and those who drive through it might need to seek a detour this week as BNSF Railway plans to replace stretches of railroad near Santa Fe Drive and Cedar Avenue.

BNSF has requested a full five-day closure of the area, starting Monday morning and ending at 5 p.m. on Friday, while they replace rail in the area.

Denver's Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is urging people to avoid the area until the work is complete.

From northbound Santa Fe, you'll be able to turn east and west onto Alameda Avenue, but might encounter congestion and delays. The official detour around the closure will take people west on Alameda Avenue to Federal Boulevard.

You can also continue on Santa Fe north of Alameda until the full closure at Cedar, where your

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