ATTENTION DENVER DRIVERS: Auraria Parkway Closed August 10-15 for 2005 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver

DENVER, Aug. 10, 2005 -- Traffic changes related to the 2005 CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver presented by PacifiCare are as follows:

  Wednesday, August 10, 2005:
  7:00 p.m.:  Outbound/West lanes of Auraria Parkway, between 7th Street and
              Speer Blvd. will be closed.

  Thursday, August 11, 2005:
  10:00 a.m.: Inbound/East lanes of Auraria Parkway between 7th Street and
              Speer Blvd. and Chopper Circle will be closed for the weekend.
              The intersection of 7th Street and Auraria Parkway will remain
              operational throughout the weekend.

  Monday, August 15, 2005:
  6:00 a.m.:  Inbound/East lanes of Auraria Parkway reopen for morning rush
              hour.
  3:00 p.m.:  Outbound/West lanes of Auraria Parkway reopen for afternoon
              rush hour.

  Suggested Alternate Route:

For easy access to the downtown area from I-25 between August 10 and August 15, 2005, it is suggested that commuters exit at Speer Blvd.