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Overnight lane closures, shifts mark latest progress on Marksheffel Road widening project in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — While most drivers slept Monday night and early Tuesday morning, significant traffic impacts took place on Marksheffel Road between Barnes Road and Dublin Boulevard. That stretch is the northern half of the ongoing widening project that started in the summer of 2023 along the city’s northeastern border, and covers nearly

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Missy Woods, CBI analyst accused of manipulating DNA results, pleads not guilty

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a now-former Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) DNA scientist accused of manipulating test results, pleaded not guilty in court on Wednesday for more than 100 charges, according to court records. Her charges include attempting to influence a public servant, forgery, perjury and cyber crime charges. According to

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Installation of traffic signals at busy Colorado Springs intersection to require extended partial closure

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Although the intersection of Marksdheffel and Peaceful Valley roads is in the Colorado Springs city limits, the neighborhoods around it are in unincorporated El Paso County, and the area is slightly north of the Fountain city limits. Those are interesting aspects of a project that began on Tuesday to install

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Signal upgrades at two Garden of the Gods Road intersections in Colorado Springs taking longer to complete than expected

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A traffic signal project that began just before Thanksgiving was supposed to be finished by New Year’s Day, then by the end of January. Many viewers have asked why work to upgrade signals on Garden of the Gods Road, at the Northpark Drive and Mark Dabling Boulevard intersections, isn’t done

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Safety upgrades coming to the site of a fatal hit-and-run crash in El Paso County a year ago

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The efforts of a Colorado Congressman and the head of the county’s Board of Commissioners have resulted in $1 million of federal funding for the intersection of Constitution Avenue and Peterson Road. Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado Springs, recently announced the allocation, citing the assistance of Commissioner Carrie Geitner. His

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Delay announced in first in a series of lane closures scheduled Monday on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — UPDATE: Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) announced early Monday afternoon that this project is now delayed. In a statement released just before 2 p.m. Monday, CSU said that lane closures on two of three westbound lanes of Austin Bluffs Parkway between Goldenrod Drive and the exit ramp to Union Boulevard will

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