Tag: traffic
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Two-month project begins on major Colorado Springs road
For the next six to eight weeks, work will be underway on Garden of the Gods Road west and east of Interstate 25. The west side of the project was scheduled to start on Monday and will make changes to the median to increase safety. The east side of the project, starting in November, will…
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1 left in serious condition after vehicle collides with tree in southeast Colorado Springs
A vehicle collided with a tree near Memorial Park Sunday night, leaving one person with life-threatening injuries. Upon initial investigation, excessive speed is believed to be factor in the crash, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department. Just before 9:30 p.m., Colorado Springs police officers were dispatched to 1605 E. Pikes Peak Ave. for a…
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Perspective: End I-70’s winter wipeouts
By Greg Fulton and Grier Bailey It’s October, and while fall has just begun, we have already seen the first snow in the mountains. Typically, we will experience a major snowfall in the high country during this month and with it, we are likely to see delays, closures and possible gridlock on I-70 in the…
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Leaf-peeping crack down nets over $11,000 in fines on Colorado mountain pass
As leaf-peeping season in Colorado’s mountains winds down, some startling facts and figures from one town’s efforts to ease congestion along the popular roadway Guanella Pass, have emerged. Officials with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office released data regarding how many parking tickets were issued including fine totals, and how many vehicles were towed after…
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Jackson Creek Parkway project reaches milestones
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Retaining wall work at the intersection of CO 105 and Jackson Creek Parkway is nearing completion, the Town of Monument said in a project update email. The retaining wall will make way for the eastbound right-turn lane onto Highway105 from Jackson Creek Parkway. New traffic signal work at the intersection is scheduled to begin early…
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26-year-old woman dies in Colorado Springs motorcycle crash
A rider is dead after losing control of her motorcycle while driving along a Colorado Springs road Thursday, police said. Officers arrived to the 4000 block of Maizeland Road at around 4:45 p.m. and found a 26-year-old woman badly injured, Colorado Springs police reported in an online blotter entry. Medical personnel attempted life-saving measures, but…
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Popular Colorado mountain pass closed after Kia Telluride SUV gets stuck near Telluride
Black Bear Road in southwestern Colorado is closed indefinitely because of a vehicle that is “teetering off the edge” of the popular high-altitude mountain pass, San Miguel County authorities said. A man from South Carolina drove up the pass east of Telluride in a white Kia Telluride – yes, that’s SUV’s make and model –…
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1 dead in late-night crash on Colorado Springs’ south side
One person died and another was hospitalized after a head-on crash late Sunday night on the south side of Colorado Springs, according to police. Just after 11:30 p.m., Colorado Springs police received “several calls” about a head-on, two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass and South Circle Drive, according to an…
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Law enforcement sweep car on East Platte Avenue after report of bomb
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 1.5 miles of westbound Platte Avenue was closed Monday afternoon, from Peterson Road to Powers Boulevard, after a report of a bomb inside a car. The Cimarron Hills Fire Department originally told The Gazette the department was responding to a “possible bomb threat.” El…
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Colorado Springs police officer injured during traffic stop
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An officer was treated for a minor injury after being struck in the head by debris following a vehicle striking a marked Colorado Springs police vehicle Thursday evening, according to a blotter entry from the department. Police were conducting a traffic stop around 11 p.m. on…