The political and financial turmoil over construction of a new U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters in downtown Colorado Springs may not be over — but the construction mess soon will be.

Early Friday morning, crews are expected to remove the barricades and plywood-covered walkway that have been a fixture at the busy intersection of Tejon Street and Colorado Avenue for more than a year.

About 5 a.m., northbound Tejon between Colorado and Pikes Peak Avenue will be closed so a layer of new asphalt can be laid down.

During the paving work, expected to last until about 4 p.m., westbound Colorado will be restricted to a single lane from Nevada Avenue to Tejon.

Flaggers will be stationed at the intersection to help pedestrians cross.

Some temporary lane closures on Colorado and Tejon will occur Saturday so crews can restripe traffic lanes.

City officials are suggesting motorists Friday and Saturday use Vermijo or Pikes Peak avenues to travel east and west and Cascade or Nevada avenues to travel north and south.

On Monday, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending about 9 a.m., crews will paint parking stalls and install new parking-meter heads near the intersection.

Final clean-up of the construction area next week could temporarily impair parking on Colorado.

The USOC building under construction on the northeast corner of the intersection of Tejon Street and Colorado Avenue Thursday, May 21, 2009. Photo by KEVIN KRECK, THE GAZETTE