Cresta Road is scheduled to close as the project progresses
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is continuing a major project along Cresta Road to increase water flow for fire protection, system resiliency and redundancy for the area south of Bear Creek Regional Park.
This is the third phase of the project which also includes work at Cresta Road and Constellation Drive.
A full closure is back in place on Cresta Rd. from Constellation Dr. to the Preserve Drive/Sundown Drive intersection.
CSU says that they have previously experienced numerous reports of drivers ignoring barricades and using residential streets – Sundown Dr. and Stardust Dr. – to avoid the proper detour on 8th Street.
Because of this, there is now a stricter closure in the area to decrease safety risks for crews and nearby neighborhoods. CSU says that during construction, Preserve Dr., Sundown Dr., and Stardust Dr. are only accessible to local traffic. All other traffic needs to use the 8th Street detour.
CSU expects to open Cresta Road in the next two weeks and complete projects in the area without future full closures.