Fountain officials celebrate, drivers enjoy completion of Indiana Avenue extension
FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Workers have finished a five-month, $5 million project to extend Indiana Avenue on the south side of town and provide drivers with…
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Maintenance work on Fillmore Street bridges in Colorado Springs buys time for eventual replacement
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two bridges on Fillmore Street, just east of Interstate 25, were built in the 1960s and weren’t designed the…
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‘The Road Warrior’ participates in annual ‘Bike to Work’ day in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, (KRDO) — KRDO13’s The Road Warrior took to the roads in every sense of the word Wednesday, for the city’s annual Bike to…
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Sinkhole prevention project to affect traffic this week at Academy/Airport intersection in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A busy intersection already impacted by construction will be further affected this week by a sinkhole prevention…
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Blown tire, concrete through windshield blamed on pothole, road damage on Powers Boulevard in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Daniel Williams avoided serious injury Saturday when a large chuck of concrete pavement flew through the windshield…
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Man killed in Pueblo officer-involved shooting identified, remembered by family Saturday
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Although he has yet to be officially identified by authorities, the family of Ronald Ray Valdez, 34, confirmed Saturday to…
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Full closure of Interstate 25 through Fountain scheduled — again — for next several nights
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — For the second time this month, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close I-25 in both directions between…
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Street closures, parking factor into annual Western Street Breakfast in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After rain stopped just minutes before the start of the Western Street Breakfast downtown, spectators had two…
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Two-year interchange project begins Monday at Powers Boulevard & Airport Road in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Nearly two years after building an overpass and interchange at the intersection of Powers Boulevard and Research…
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Determining who’s responsible for responding to road, street issues challenging for southern Colorado residents
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Local governments advise citizens to contact them directly when reporting potholes or other infrastructure concerns. But…
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Project to relocate electric lines from power poles to under Nevada Avenue winds down in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) is in the final month of a project it started in March, moving a mile of overhead…
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Pueblo has two major highway projects underway; a third starts this weekend
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Along with numerous projects on city streets this summer, the Steel City also has or will have three major projects on…
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Pueblo sewer line repair closes Dillon Drive in front of Walmart
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) –Navigating traffic outside this busy north side Walmart will be challenging for the next three weeks as crews repair a sewer…
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2 children, 2 adults dead after apparent murder-suicide in La Junta
LA JUNTA, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now assisting the La Junta Police Department (LJPD) with an apparent…
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Section of Curtis Road in eastern El Paso County to close until mid-July for bridge project
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — People will have to cope with an eight-mile detour for the next several weeks because of upgrades to the Curtis Road…
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Concrete pothole repair work begins on I-25 between Fillmore, Centennial in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Concrete pavement generally is more durable than asphalt pavement, but it’s also more expensive and even it can…
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Overnight flooding from heavy rain leaves mess behind on some Pueblo roads Monday
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — By dawn Monday, floodwaters had receded from a section of Interstate 25 and streets west of the freeway but a muddy mess…
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Drivers beware: State troopers, local law enforcement team up Friday for enhanced patrol effort
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) hopes to prevent a repeat of last July, when 90 people died in crashes. That was…
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CDOT starts 13.5-mile repaving project on US 24 through Falcon, Peyton
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs and Pueblo isn’t the only local highway getting some repaving work; a segment…
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First scheduled overnight full closure of Interstate 25 near Fountain brings unexpected changes
FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — Is the project to repave a half-mile of I-25 in both directions running into delays, or has the schedule changed? That’s…
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