COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After many previous failed attempts and disagreements at the state capitol in Denver, the Legislature has passed a $5.4 billion transportation funding bill near the end of the current session. Senate Bill 260, “Sustainability of the Transportation System,” was passed Wednesday by the House, following earlier passage by the Senate.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Locomotive #168 was a popular fixture at Antlers Park downtown from the end of the Great Depression until the steam engine was removed in the fall of 2015, but it returns to service this weekend after a four-year complete restoration. Courtesy: Colorado Springs Gazette The narrow gauge locomotive was repaired
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — CDOT’s Bustang bus service is adding more service to existing routes. The South Line, between Denver and Colorado Springs, will operate six routes Monday through Friday, and two routes on the weekends and holidays. Two new trips have been added per day for the Monday through Friday service. Trips are also
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The top of America’s Mountain, a popular destination closed to the public since March 22 and set to reopen Sunday, will now remain closed until June 15 — resulting in an overall closure of nearly three months. The closure was to allow for demolition of the old Summit House and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been two years since the Colorado Department of Transportation said it would perform more lasting repairs to a bridge on 31st Street between U.S. 24/Cimarron Street and Colorado Avenue on the city’s west side. Since then, complaints that we first reported in 2019 have continued — that the bridge
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Less than a week after Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced his support for the plan to build a high-speed passenger rail line from Pueblo to Cheyenne, Wyoming, El Paso County’s Board of Commissioners voiced their opposition. During a legislative update at Tuesday’s regular meeting, four of the five commissioners
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A Thursday visit to the Steel City by former Colorado governor and now Colorado U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is the latest sign that the Front Range Rail project, an idea that’s been discussed for decades, appears to be gaining steam. Hickenlooper toured the downtown Union Depot that would be the primary
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Visit Colorado Springs, the city’s convention and visitors bureau, held an online briefing Wednesday to provide an update on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the local tourism industry last year and what the forecast is for this year. The hourlong briefing, titled “Tourism Talks,” was hosted by Doug Price, president
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — With summer approaching, more people likely will visit local campgrounds, especially since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic stopped, limited or discouraged camping activity last summer. What should you know if you, friends and family are making plans to go camping this summer at Rocky Mountain National Park, Cheyenne Mountain
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COLORADO (KRDO) — For Travel Tip Thursday, KRDO’s Natalie Haddad spoke with AAA about National Travel and Tourism Week. Learn more about National Travel and Tourism Week here.
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) — With travel picking up, Frontier Airlines announced new routes and some new deals in Colorado, including cheap flights to two Colorado cities. Frontier is offering flights to Durango and Grand Junction. Tickets cost $19 one-way. There are also new routes to Anchorage, Alaska, and Kalispell, Montana with prices ranging between $50
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The City Council considered a full agenda at its Monday night meeting, with five items of particular importance discussed. The council voted to change the name of Starlite Park to Laura’s Park, in memory of FBI agent and Pueblo native Laura Schwartzenberger. She was killed earlier this year in Florida during
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – On Sunday, CDOT announced full overnight closures for portions of southbound I-25, between Monument and Castle Rock, starting Sunday, April 11, around 8 p.m. and will reopen around 5 a.m. Monday, April 12. CDOT said there will be a ramp detour at the County Line Road bridge. According to CDOT, there
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — As construction on the south end of the Interstate 25 “Gap” widening project gears up, significant traffic impacts will begin Friday night and continue through next weekend. Tamara Rollison, a CDOT spokesperson, provided the following schedule Thursday: From 6 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday, the southbound I-25 entrance
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway said they opened ticket sales for the 2021 summer season. On Monday, the Broadmoor Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway began selling tickets for their summer opening to the top of Pikes Peak. The railway was closed since 2017 for maintenance and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Electronic Scooters, a staple in larger cities across the United States, might be available soon in Pueblo. Bird, one of the companies behind rental scooters, wants to expand to Pueblo. If approved, the company would put 200 scooters around the city. The Chieftain reports riders can access the scooters through an
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(KRDO) — The Center for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s easing COVID-19 travel guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated. The CDC now says people who are fully vaccinated can visit friends and family still waiting on their vaccines. However, those visits should still be limited to one unvaccinated household at a time. If
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A water main break caused a rush of water to cascade down Academy Boulevard Friday afternoon, but Colorado Springs Utilities said that the area may be closed through the weekend while crews work to fix it. The break is at Academy and Maizeland Road, and it happened around 2:30 p.m.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Snow teams worked nonstop Monday to clear runways of excess snow and ice at the Colorado Springs Airport. Nearly half of the flights out of Colorado Springs Airport were canceled Sunday due to the weather. Airport officials say strong wind gusts and wet snow were the biggest challenges for crews.
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EL PASO & TELLER COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado’s weekend winter storm passed through the Pikes Peak region Monday morning but the effects likely will linger for a few days. Many drivers woke to snow-packed, icy and slick roads that made for bumpy and challenging travel. In Woodland Park, a mail truck became stuck after
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