MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Being a popular tourist destination and shopping location has helped the town catch up on street paving. Roy Chaney, Manitou’s public service director, said that parking revenue has generated $300,000 annually in the past few years that funds street paving, sidewalk and crosswalk addition and maintenance, and other infrastructure needs.
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — How did a winding, half-mile road on the west end of town get to be in such bad shape? That’s what many drivers wonder about Serpentine Drive, which connects US 24 above town to a roundabout at the west end of Manitou Avenue. “Yeah, it’s terrible!” exclaimed Estella Kutschara, who
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Applying a polyester covering on the bridge deck of the new I-25 overpass above South Academy Boulevard is why the boulevard remains closed to drivers for a second straight week during overnight hours. The polyester makes the bridge deck more durable and hold up better under heavy traffic volume; the
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For Tom Beauchamp, it started out as something to do between watching TV and taking naps. “I had two grandsons at Woodmen Hills Elementary School,” he said. “I thought I’d give crossing guard a try.” Five years later, he’s still on the job — twice a day, five days
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) — You may think that school districts have their bus routes determined well before the first day of school, but Lewis-Palmer School District 38 waits until literally the last minute. Don Hansen, the district’s bus router who’s been in charge of bus routes for seven years, explains why schedules are finalized so
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As students in Academy District 20 begin resuming classes Tuesday, they’ll notice a safety zone with flashing yellow caution lights for the first time at Pine Creek High School. Pine Creek is one of five high or middle schools receiving the flashers for the start of the fall semester; it’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The March 2023 crosswalk death of a Doherty High School student after being struck by a car led city traffic engineers to start an effort to improve safety around school zones. As students resume classes this week for the fall semester, five schools will now have flashing yellow lights in
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After some concern expressed about traffic congestion during Tuesday’s soft opening for the new Ford Amphitheater, many drivers expected the worst for Friday’s grand opening. “I think it’s going to be bad.,” said neighbor Charlotte Long. “That’s just what happens when you have concerts in any neighborhood. Tuesday, all around Spectrum
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — On opening weekend for the new Ford Amphitheater, many drivers, as well as nearby residents, are wondering how heavy traffic will be in and out of the venue. Some concern was expressed on social media after the amphitheater’s soft opening Tuesday; one person posted: “The major backup into the residential
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — When work began last November, a bridge project on the north end of Voyager Parkway was to be completed before the opening of the new Ford Amphitheater nearby. However, the schedule changed for both projects. Tim Mitros, project manager for the Copper Ridge Metro District overseeing the bridge construction, said
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo state senator who co-sponsored the new lane-filtering law said that it follows similar laws in several other states and foreign countries. “Arizona, California, Montana and Utah have similar laws and so do Europe, Australia and New Zealand,” said Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo. Hinrichsen said that state lawmakers passed
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Many customers remember not only the excitement of the popular In-N-Out Burger chain when it opened its first two restaurants here in 2020 and 2021. They also remember the long lines that added to traffic congestion for weeks after openings at the intersections of Interquest and Voyager parkways, and Powers
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Mike Ruebenson, the chief operating officer for La Plata Communities, is speaking out against what he believes is misinformation about how the corporation’s proposed Amara development would affect city services to be provided by Colorado Springs if annexation is approved. Amara’s 25-year plan would build 9,500 housing units and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The repaving of the North Gate Boulevard/Struthers Road intersection just east of the Air Force Academy was scheduled for 2021 but has yet to happen because of other projects in the area. That frustrates resident Doug Jenkins, who contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior about the situation. “The whole thing
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The higher elevation of a neighborhood on the west side of 31st Street, just north of Pikes Peak Avenue, presents unique challenges for drivers who regularly use a steep alley. To enter the alley, drivers turn right on southbound 31st Street to navigate over a steep driveway apron and cross
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — A T-shaped intersection where more “T-bone” crashes have occurred in recent years is the target of a $2.6 million Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) project that starts in two weeks. The project will bring safety upgrades and traffic changes to the intersection of Highway 85/87 and Carson Boulevard on the northwest
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Southbound I-25 between South Academy Boulevard and Mesa Ridge Parkway reopened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after an unidentified person died in a crash. The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) confirmed just before 6:45 a.m. that an occupant in one of several vehicles involved in the crash, was killed. The accident happened
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — This has been a summer of traffic impacts on I-25 between South Academy Boulevard in Colorado Springs and Santa Fe Avenue in Fountain, and the impacts continue this week. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will temporarily close the two southbound exit ramps on I-25 at the Mesa Ridge Parkway overnight
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As neighbors and visitors of Bear Creek Park wake up Monday morning, they still may be wondering why a quarter-mile section of the road south of the Gold Camp Road intersection was closed for much of the daylight hours Friday. “I noticed it around ten minutes ago,” said Nora Palmer,
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Potholes aren’t the only road defect that can jolt drivers as they travel through the area; you may have noticed a line of bumps across some sections of highway pavement. The bumps are fairly common along Interstate 25, US 24 and Powers Boulevard (Highway 21). They’re not damaging to
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