Icy roadways led to multiple crashes in Woodmen Road area, delays on I-25 in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO13 tracked numerous crashes across the northern part of the city, particularly in the Woodmen Road area, after overnight snow led to icy, slick roadways Wednesday morning.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) predicted an at least 13-minute delay in your commute on northbound I-25 if you were passing between Woodmen Road (exit 149) and North Academy Boulevard (exit 150).

The delay came after a crash on northbound I-25, just south of Woodmen, that blocked the right thru lane and the left exit lane just after 6:30 a.m. Crews have since reopened the thru lane, but the left exit lane to Woodmen remained blocked temporarily, the city s

Another crash on I-25, which happened at around 7 a.m., blocked the center and right lanes of the interstate just north of Woodmen and the entrance ramp from Woodmen to northbound I-25. According to the city, the entrance ramp and thru lanes were reopened at around 7:47 a.m., but drivers were advised to remain cautious and drive slow in the area.

According to the city, there was also a rollover crash off westbound Woodmen and Golden Sage Road at around 6:50 a.m. It's currently unknown if there were any injuries, but drivers were asked to avoid the area.

Yet another crash happened around 7 a.m. when a driver lost control and hit a street light pole in the median of Powers Boulevard, just south of Stetson Hills Boulevard; the driver wasn't hurt.

The icy travel conditions and subsequent crashes created long traffic backups on Woodmen, Powers and Marksheffel road.