Tag: road improvements
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Colorado Avenue will see yearlong test of new lane design beginning in June
Colorado Springs will test a new road design reducing the lanes along Colorado Avenue through the heart of Old Colorado City, in what city officials say will be the biggest update to the west-side neighborhood in 40 years. Beginning in June, the city will restripe the road from four lanes to three, with one direction…
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Segment of Dublin Boulevard to be expanded, informational open house scheduled Tuesday
Colorado Springs will begin expanding a segment of Dublin Boulevard next year, one of several improvements planned for the corridor near the northern portion of Banning Lewis Ranch on the city’s eastern edge. Upgrades to Dublin Boulevard between Fieler Drive and Marksheffel Road include expanding the roadway from a two-lane road to a four-lane road…
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Colorado Springs extending bike lanes on busy downtown street; public invited to attend open house
A restriping project set to begin this fall will extend existing biking lanes along a small stretch of South Cascade Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs. City crews will restripe South Cascade Avenue between Colorado Avenue and West Fountain Boulevard, and extend existing bicycle lanes, “to provide safe connections to numerous local community trails and attractions,”…
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Barnes Road commuters should plan for delays, detours
A portion of Barnes Road on Colorado Springs’ east side will remain closed for up to an additional week. Colorado Springs Utilities has extended the timeline of the Barnes Road closure between Antelope Ridge Drive and Marksheffel Road through May 13 as crews continue utility work replacing a natural gas line about 12 feet underground,…
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Airport Road reopens at South Academy, but another closure scheduled; maintenance planned in Fountain
Drivers can now access Airport Road east of South Academy Boulevard as of Friday, after the roadway reopened nearly a week ahead of schedule. Crews have completed work replacing underground utility lines across South Academy between Platte Avenue and Airport Road. The work was originally expected to be completed May 9. All traffic movements through…