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Stretch of Marksheffel Road to close for 5 nights next week

Marksheffel Road will close to all traffic from south of Stetson Hills Boulevard to north of North Carefree Circle for five nights next week, according to a news release from the city of Colorado Springs.

The road will close from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Sunday-Thursday. Crews will remove temporary concrete barriers, restripe its lanes and move traffic to a new lane configuration.

The detour directs travelers to use Peterson Road, between Stetson Hills Boulevard and North Carefree Circle. During these nights, access will be from the south at North Carefree Circle for the neighborhoods along Zircon and Graphite drives, the release stated.

On Wednesday night , access will be from the north at Stetson Hills Boulevard.

The temporary traffic signal at Marksheffel Road and Zircon Drive will be removed overnight Tuesday.

Barnes Road between Antelope Ridge Drive and Marksheffel Road will reopen Wednesday.

To receive text alerts with information on road closures and traffic pattern changes, text IMPROVE to 866-762-3640. Check the message boards in the corridor and the project hotline (719-645-4055) for the latest schedule.

Marksheffel Road will be closed overnight Sept. 22-26 for lane striping and traffic pattern changes. (Courtesy of the city of Colorado Springs)
Marksheffel Road will be closed overnight Sept. 22-26 for lane striping and traffic pattern changes. (Courtesy of the city of Colorado Springs)


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