Mud-slicing on muddy county roads? El Paso county explains the procedure
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials said that they can use heavy equipment to slice off, or peel off, mud on unpaved gravel roads in rural…
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El Paso County using new road committee to improve safety at stop-controlled intersections
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Avoiding tragedies like two just before Thanksgiving 2023 at a busy intersection in Falcon is the goal of a road…
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Next phase of Mesa to Manitou natural gas line project starts Monday in west Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) project that started a year ago to install five miles of new gas pipeline,…
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Completion of Austin Bluffs Parkway project in Colorado Springs delayed four months
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The surprise discovery of a fiber optics cable has delayed the finish of a Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) project…
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Wind and snow make for poor driving conditions in Monument and farther north
MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – Wind and snow have hit our region again, with some areas faring better than others. While conditions along most major…
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Sound wall installation leads to alternating closures this week around El Paso County neighborhood
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Construction crews are managing daytime closures this week on two ramps along the South Academy Boulevard widening…
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Another ice problem from leaking water surfaces at northwest Colorado Springs intersection
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s just been a little more than a month since city crews stopped water flowing from an underground spring on…
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El Paso County responds to gravel road complaint on Davis Road near Peyton
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Small rocks are among the materials contained in the gravel mix applied to unpaved rural roads, but one resident said…
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Strict enforcement of Interstate 25 ‘Gap’ driving habits begins north of Monument
EL PASO/DOUGLAS COUNTY LINE, Colo. (KRDO) – After a December grace period that resulted in approximately 10,000 violations, the Colorado Department…
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FBI conducting search operation in Colorado Springs related to Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE: As detectives continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck…
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Crews stop troublesome underground spring leak onto Dublin Boulevard in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The last time it was this cold overnight, a week before Thanksgiving, a section of Dublin Boulevard became a sheet…
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Reviewing 2024 paving season in El Paso County
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials said that they performed some type of resurfacing on 212 roads this year, covering approximately 10% of its…
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Colorado Springs prepares preliminary street repaving list for 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Just two months after the end of this year’s paving season, officials have already prepared a preliminary list of…
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Four free dinners for homeless held on Christmas Day in Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Whether you’re experiencing homelessness, are low on money or are just seeking companionship for the holiday, volunteer…
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CDOT makes repairs to crumbling US 50 frontage road in Pueblo. But are they enough?
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Six months after KRDO13’s The Road Warrior first reported on the poor condition of the US 50 frontage road in front of the…
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Potholes persist despite paving progress in Colorado Springs, El Paso County
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials in the county and in Colorado Springs say that they’re repairing as many as or more potholes than they did…
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Pueblo Police investigate city’s 19th homicide
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – On December 25, 2024, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) was called to the 2600 block of Himes Ave just after 7 a.m. The…
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Drivers, city crews cope with bumpy manhole covers, utility covers in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some drivers say that they’re noticing something unexpected on some newly-paved streets in town. They’re loud and…
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New King Soopers under construction in Fountain raises concern about possible traffic impacts
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Many residents of this growing town were happy when local leaders broke ground on a new King Soopers grocery store this…
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Public works official in Colorado Springs clarifies city’s backlog of 6,000 sidewalk repair requests
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The revelation this summer that city public works crews are eight to ten years behind in catching up on requests to…
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