Water main break closes southbound Academy

Southbound Academy was closed Friday morning and will continue to be closed until Saturday afternoon from Palmer Park to San Miguel due to repairs on a water main break.

According to Colorado Springs Utilities, a 6-inch pipe burst. The pipe that dated back to 1962, burst due to age and cold temperatures.

Colorado Springs Utilities reports that water on the west side of Academy will be up and running by noon.

Southbound Academy is expected to reopen Saturday morning.

A detour route is in place taking Palmer Park west to Chelton Road, south on Chelton, east on Marion Drive/San Miguel to connect back to southbound Academy.

Many people we spoke with were having a difficult time getting to work.

“It sucks because we have to cut through the parking lot and we can’t really get to work so we have to walk a couple blocks to get there,” said Dylan Diego, who works at the Aaron’s off Academy and Palmer Park.

Dozens of people parked in the 7-11 and Taco Bell parking lots, walking to work from there.