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Southbound I-25 faces intermittent closures Thursday morning in Colorado Springs
The left lane of southbound I-25 between Garden of the Gods Road and Fillmore Street has been intermittently closed following a crash Thursday morning. Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Caitlin Ford said at 7:48 a.m. officers received reports of a vehicle-motorcycle crash within the impacted area. No injuries were reported from the scene, Ford said.…
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3 dead, including 2 CDOT employees, in crash near Grand Junction
Two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were among three who died Wednesday in a crash along U.S. Route 6 in Mesa County. According to Colorado State Patrol, at 10:42 a.m., troopers received reports of the crash along westbound U.S. 6 near mile marker 40, between Grand Junction and Palisade. State Patrol investigators said a Jeep…
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Nightly closures of portions of South Academy Blvd. start Monday
A portion of South Academy Boulevard will close overnight beginning Monday to continue work on the bridge deck overlay as part of the Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project. According to from the Colorado Department of Transportation, beginning Monday night, portions of east and westbound South Academy Boulevard. under Interstate 25 as part of…
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Colorado State Patrol investigates fatal crash on U.S. 50 near Rocky Ford; detours in place
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a crash at U.S. 50 near mile post 370, just east of Rocky Ford. Eastbound 50 is closed with a detour in place. According to State Patrol, the crash involved a passenger vehicle with one occupant and a Colorado Division of Transportation dump truck. According to a press release…
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Closures ahead on major Colorado Springs roads
Colorado Springs drivers have new construction delays and closures in store along major routes. Here are construction updates for the week of July 14. Interstate 25 The Colorado Department of Transportation says a portion of northbound I-25 will be closed between Mesa Ridge Parkway and South Academy Boulevard during nighttime hours on July 18. The…
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Ongoing CDOT construction project to close I-25 south of Colorado Springs
Drivers will see a full closure of Interstate 25 soon as part of a multi-phase improvement project. The Colorado Department of Transportation said that crews will be implementing a lane switch on the interstate between the Santa Fe Avenue and Mesa Ridge Parkway, with accompanying closures to include the full roadway on June 20. Lane…
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Front Range Passenger Rail District votes to push back ballot initiative to 2026
The district in charge of planning a passenger rail line from Pueblo to Fort Collins said on Friday that it would wait until 2026 to seek voter approval for a sales tax raise. Nancy Burke, director of communications and outreach for the Front Range Passenger Rail District, said district board members had been considering between…
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Front Range Passenger Rail District votes to push back ballot initiative to 2026
The district in charge of planning a passenger rail line from Pueblo to Fort Collins said on Friday that it would wait until 2026 to seek voter approval for a sales tax raise. Nancy Burke, director of communications and outreach for the Front Range Passenger Rail District, said district board members had been considering between…
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Section of I-25 closed south of Colorado Springs due to construction
A section of Interstate 25 will be closed temporarily until Friday at 9 a.m. due to road construction. The road closure is between US 85 and Exit 135; South Academy Boulevard (Fountain) from Mile Point 128 to Mile Point 132. Starting Monday at 7 p.m., a width limit of 11’0″ will be in effect until Tuesday…
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CDOT announces repair plan for U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge
U.S. 50 Blue Mesa Middle Bridge is getting fixed. The Colorado Department of Transportation hosted meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday to detail how the bridge, closed on April 18 due to cracks in the steel bridge structure, will be repaired and at least partially reopened to traffic by July 4. A full opening of the…