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Water main break Tuesday closes southbound lanes on Union Boulevard in Colorado Springs, but lanes have since reopened

December 9, 2025 2:28 PM Abby Smith, Michael Logerwell

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A water main break on Tuesday afternoon near the busy intersection of Academy and Union boulevards has been temporarily repaired, and the situation didn’t affect traffic during Wednesday morning rush hour. Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) alerted customers of the break, which closed all three southbound lanes of Union between Academy

Next phase of upgrades near Dublin/Marksheffel intersection in NE Colorado Springs underway

December 11, 2025 6:11 AM Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The two-year, $15 million Dublin Improvements Project continues to move eastward, with the latest phase starting this month. This phase affects Dublin Boulevard several blocks east of Marksheffel Road, including the intersections of Issaquah Drive and Van Winkle Drive. Along the affected blocks of Dublin, crews removed the center median

Fatal crash involving pedestrian closes two miles of southbound I-25 in northern Pueblo

December 10, 2025 8:03 AM Sadie Buggle

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – An over two-mile stretch of southbound I-25 in northern Pueblo has reopened after a deadly crash on Wednesday involving a pedestrian, Pueblo police say. The incident shut down a section of the highway for many hours, but it was reopened around 9:40 a.m. A spokesperson with the Pueblo Police Department (PPD)

Four constuction projects — two next year, two in the near future — coming to Pueblo’s west side

December 9, 2025 5:53 AM Scott Harrison

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Getting around on the city’s northwest side can be time-consuming for residents, and even an adventure for drivers unfamiliar with the area. The reasons are that many of the streets in that area don’t connect, and the entire northwest side is cut in half by a mesa and railroad tracks. Because

Pueblo receives approval for nearly $20 million to replace diesel transit buses with hybrid versions

December 5, 2025 6:18 AM Scott Harrison

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Steel City recently received approval for its request for federal and state funding to upgrade its fleet of transit buses that provide transportation to nearly a million riders annually. Officials announced the approval late last week, hailing it as the second-largest grant award in city history. Pueblo requested nearly $4

Marksheffel Road/Stetson Hills Boulevard intersection reopens in Colorado Springs after truck slides off road into townhome

December 4, 2025 8:47 AM Sadie Buggle

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) reopened the intersection of Stetson Hills Boulevard and Marksheffel Road after a truck slid off the road and crashed into a townhome. Our crews on scene shared images of what appeared to be a work truck that had driven

Wednesday morning: Snowing hard on Monument Hill, slush & light snowpack on Interstate 25

December 3, 2025 6:45 AM Scott Harrison

MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — Snow continued to fall steadily in the Monument area of northern El Paso County, as of noon Wednesday. Traffic on I-25 began to accumulate, although conditions were generally slushy, and traffic on Monument Hill began to slow. Drivers may find more snow-packed and icy conditions on Highway 105 through Monument. The

Presentation, open house scheduled Tuesday on road-to-trail conversion proposal in Security-Widefield

December 2, 2025 5:39 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s fairly common to see areas along abandoned railroad tracks converted to recreational trails, but changing an existing road to a trail seems a bit more unusual. But that’s a proposal by the Fountain Mutual Metro District, an entity that oversees stormwater management and parks/recreation in the area north

Two-week project to improve left turns near two shopping centers begins Monday in Falcon

December 1, 2025 11:39 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The snow that fell overnight Sunday didn’t delay a project to make upgrades to a pair of left-turn lanes between two shopping areas along a busy road in Falcon. Officials have closed the northbound turn lane into a Walmart shopping center, and the southbound turn lane into a McDonald’s

Driving conditions generally good for Monday morning commute after overnight snow

December 1, 2025 6:42 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Snow that was expected but didn’t fall a week ago, did fall overnight Sunday in the area’s first significant widespread accumulation of the season. As of 6 a.m. Monday, Interstate 25 between downtown Colorado Springs and Monument was mostly wet as crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation sprayed

Black Friday shopping may not be what it once was in Colorado Springs. But lines, crowds still exist

November 28, 2025 8:48 AM Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The slumping economy, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increase in online buying have gradually lessened the crush of shoppers at stores on Black Friday. While lines of buyers failed to develop at traditional places such as Walmart and Best Buy, some lines formed outside Target, JC Penney,

There’s good and bad news about Fountain Expressway and east Fountain Boulevard in Colorado Springs. Here’s what we know

November 27, 2025 5:50 AM Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — First, the good news: Repaving and other improvements along one of the area’s busiest corridors have now become a higher priority. The bad news, however, is that 2028 is the earliest that work will happen. Most drivers are familiar with the poor condition of the Fountain Expressway, and the east

Cañon City to spend winter months preparing for next year’s paving of key street through town

November 26, 2025 6:00 AM Scott Harrison

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — The town’s paving season ended only a few weeks ago, but officials are already working on one of two projects on North 9th Street to prepare for repaving next year. 9th Street extends across the city from north to south, connecting to downtown, US 50, and the Arkansas River. Crews

Drainage project that has delayed paving finally begins in El Paso County

November 25, 2025 6:00 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The county is now a week into a major drainage project that will eventually allow crumbling pavement at a busy intersection to be repaved. Numerous viewers have complained to KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior for the past year about the poor condition of North Gate Boulevard at Struthers Road;

Crews finally relocate natural gas line on Cañon City street on fourth attempt; project ends soon

November 24, 2025 6:48 AM Scott Harrison

CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers, businesses, and neighbors along the east end of Main Street will get a pleasant holiday present: the completion of a natural gas line relocation that closed several blocks of the street for months at a time. The project, which started early last year, has affected several blocks at the

CORRECTION: CDOT says overnight Friday lane closures on Powers Boulevard not happening

November 21, 2025 1:13 PM Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) clarified a KRDO 13 report on Friday regarding scheduled overnight median work on a mile-long stretch of Powers Boulevard on the east side of the city. An alert posted on a map on CoTrip.org’s website stated that two left lanes northbound and southbound overnight

Weather causes no significant impacts on roads, traffic in Monument area Friday

November 21, 2025 8:08 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — While many people awoke disappointed at the lack of snow in the Pikes Peak region on Friday morning, others were relieved that they had no slick roads to deal with during rush hour. Drivers found either damp or dry pavement along Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Monument, with

More high school students considering careers in public works for El Paso County

November 20, 2025 5:59 AM Scott Harrison

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Five years ago, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, county officials began courting high school graduates to offset worker shortages that limited how much snowplowing and other public works tasks could be done. That effort appears to be a growing success. The county’s CONNECT program periodically invites students

Fatal stabbing suspect identified, sought by Pueblo County authorities

November 19, 2025 12:50 PM Scott Harrison

PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is searching for the suspect in an apparent stabbing late Tuesday night that is now a homicide investigation. Authorities said that they know who the suspect is, but they haven’t released the name of the suspect. On Wednesday afternoon, the coroner’s office identified the

New trees being planted this week along Tejon Street improvements project in downtown Colorado Springs

November 19, 2025 5:48 AM Scott Harrison

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — To the concrete and asphalt used in widening and upgrading sidewalks along two blocks in the heart of downtown, you can include a natural resource. Trees. This week, workers began planting 38 trees along Tejon Street between Colorado Avenue and Kiowa Street. As of early Wednesday morning, six of 18

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