$8M Beacon Lite Rd project aims to boost safety, sparks neighborhood concerns
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews are in their fifth month of making $8 million in improvements to a 2/3-mile stretch of Beacon Lite Road between…
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Two years of projects to increase pedestrian safety, improve traffic flow south of downtown Colorado Springs nearly complete
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — City officials have spent more than $10 million on several projects to improve the busy corridors of South Nevada…
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Colorado State Patrol responds to growing concern about tailgating in I-25 Gap express lanes
EL PASO/DOUGLAS COUNTY LINE, Colo. (KRDO) — When the express lanes opened in the Interstate 25 “Gap” between Monument and Castle Rock in December…
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Highway 115 closure for 24 Fire now extended two miles north to Fort Carson Gate 1
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The explosion of growth in Fremont County’s “24 Fire” has led authorities to lengthen the 18-mile closure of Highway…
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Roadblock in place on Highway 115 near Fort Carson for wildfire in Fremont County
For the latest updates, click here. EL PASO COUNTY, Colorado (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Colorado State…
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Construction at Schriever SFB to cause significant traffic impacts through spring, summer
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A project at the north gate of Schriever Space Force Base begins on Monday and will result in what the installation…
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Drainage project prior to street repaving in north Colorado Springs reaches midway point; traffic impacts begin
COLORADO SPRINGS/EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A stormwater project that started around Thanksgiving is about to cross busy North Gate Boulevard,…
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US 24 Frontage Road reopens along 8th Street in Colorado Springs after two-month closure
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Northbound drivers on the north end of 8th Street likely will have mixed feelings about the latest changes in the…
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Coming next year: Major improvements project on Interstate 25 at Exit 108 interchange north of Pueblo
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is currently designing a plan to make numerous safety and traffic…
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Fountain’s Southmoor Drive to be repaved, have guardrail installed after being closed for six years
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — The City Council unanimously followed the recommendation of a citizens’ advisory council and will spend $450,000 to repair…
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Viewer asks why east end of Space Village Avenue in El Paso County remains closed for extended period
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A mystery has developed regarding the mile-long east end of Space Village Avenue between Highway 94 and Marksheffel…
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New overpass on Airport Road over Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs expected to open on Wednesday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s something that drivers have waited more than two years for, and now it’s only a few days from happening. The…
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I-25 northbound reopens overnight after deadly crash; troopers share brown-out safety guidance
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – I-25 has reopened in both directions after Tuesday’s deadly crash shut down the highway south of Pueblo for more than…
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Road into north gate of Peterson Space Force Base to close through holiday weekend
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews that are building a pair of roundabouts between US 24 and Peterson Space Force’s north gate will spend the…
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Pueblo city officials in talks with a developer regarding improvements to a crumbling northeast side road
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — There’s renewed hope that a road considered to be the area’s worst may finally be repaired this year after decades of…
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Pueblo’s MLK bypass on US 50 closed in both directions after water main break Tuesday
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Westbound US 50 was shut down early Tuesday due to a water main break, according to Pueblo Water and the Colorado Department…
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CDOT to build roundabout at US 24/Judge Orr Road intersection in Falcon area
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Currently, the closest thing to a highway roundabout in southern Colorado was built several years ago, on an exit…
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Future of Southmoor Drive in Fountain remains uncertain nearly six years after partial closure
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — On Tuesday night, the City Council decided to take no action, for the present, on whether to reopen a neighborhood street…
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Construction of final segment of Powers Boulevard extension to resume next month in north Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly a year after crews finished building a new bridge on Voyager Parkway, they’re preparing to construct three…
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Different perspectives on using salt brine as road pre-treatment in El Paso County for latest winter storm
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Crews with the county and with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) routinely use salt brine to…
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