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I-25, Briargate ramp to close next week

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the ramp from southbound Interstate 25 to Briargate Parkway from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 9, for paving operations.
One lane of the ramp will be open to traffic on June 10, and both lanes will open again on June […]

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Delays on Woodmen Road this week

Got a sales appointment or delivery east of Colorado Springs? You may want to plan an alternative route this Friday, June 6.
One lane on the Woodmen Frontage Road east of Golden Sage Road near the School District 49 Bus/Administration Facility will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The closure […]

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Overnight Woodmen detours next week

Woodmen Road will be closed at Powers Boulevard from between 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. from Sunday, May 18 through Friday, May 23 for bridge work.
Eastbound traffic on Woodmen will be detoured south on Austin Bluffs to Dublin Boulevard, east to Powers, then north to the temporary off-ramp back to […]

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Cimarron bridge opening delayed

Even though city officials had hoped to open the Cimarron Street bridge over Interstate 25 tomorrow, the event has been delayed until next week.
City roadway engineering manager Robin Kidder said an opening ceremony is planned for the evening of Wednesday, May 21 and that three lanes of the bridge would be […]

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Downtown parking spots reserved for taxis

City traffic engineers have set aside fifteen downtown parking spaces that can only be used by cabs during late evening hours.
Taxi cabs can park in the spaces, which are marked by “Taxi Parking” signs, between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. to pick up and drop off clients.
Tejon Street was converted to […]

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Plan to add I-70 toll dies

Headed to Vail or Copper Mountain for a Memorial Day getaway? You won’t have to worry about paying a $5 toll on Interstate 70 this year, but you may have to sit in traffic for a few hours.
Colorado Senate Minority Leader Andy McElhany has asked fellow lawmakers to kill Senate Bill 213, […]

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Taxis the issue for two-way Tejon

The most significant issue during two weeks of two-way Tejon Street traffic is not automobile and pedestrian accidents as many had expected, but rather taxi cab pick ups and drop offs.
City traffic engineer Dave Krauth said the stops are clogging traffic.
“We haven’t gotten any reports of auto or pedestrian accidents,” he said. “That doesn’t mean […]

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County garage to close for construction

The El Paso County parking garage at 50 E. Costilla St. will close April 21 for several months of construction that will add three levels to the garage.
The additional levels will bring the total number of parking spots to 788.
The $6.2 million project is scheduled to be completed by […]

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Powers/Woodmen closure

Woodmen Road will be closed at Powers Boulevard from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. during the night of April 1 for bridge construction.
Woodmen Road traffic will be detoured as follows:

Eastbound Woodmen Road – south on Austin Bluffs to Dublin, east to Powers Boulevard, then north to the temporary off-ramp back to Woodmen Road.
Westbound […]

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Night time delays on Woodmen next week

Beginning the evening of Monday, March 24 through the morning of Friday, March 28, traffic on Woodmen Road will be reduced to one lane between From 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
Roadway flaggers will also work to reduce traffic speeds, and drivers could experience delays.

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