PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Increased speed enforcement begins Tuesday on I-25 through the project in which crews are replacing five bridges at the US 50 East interchange. But you won’t see law enforcement officers on duty there. Instead, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has installed four sets of cameras to monitor speeds along a
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Traffic impacts at the intersection of Stockyard Road and La Crosse Avenue due to an $8 million utility project are expected to be less than anticipated, as crews will not have to dig into the street to install a liner inside a half-mile of existing wastewater pipe.
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Cycling fatalities in Colorado Springs have decreased due to more bike lanes and better trail connectivity, while pedestrian fatalities have increased, with seven deaths so far this year.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Two weeks have passed since officials closed four blocks of Uintah Street to repair damage under a bridge over Shooks Run Creek, and we’re now learning specifics about the response. Officials said that the city was the lead entity in the repair response, with Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) providing a
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Precious few parking spaces are available here, especially during the busy summer tourist season. But some street parking and sidewalk access near Memorial Park were closed last week and will be again this week for a project around the historic Hiawatha Gardens building. Crews are currently improving sidewalks and repaving
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — An ongoing water main replacement has advanced to the point that it will require closing a major intersection west of Interstate 25 for several weeks. Pueblo Water crews are doing the work along Elizabeth Street at the 29th Street intersection, and the first night of the closure was from 7 p.m.
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Flashing message signs along two streets in Woodland Park previously displayed June 1 as the starting date for repaving work on Fairview Street and Thunder Ridge Drive. But nearly three weeks later, those projects have yet to begin. The electronic sign on Thunder Ridge has been turned off, while the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — You can already see the early stages of a wastewater improvement project on the south side of the entrance to Confluence Park. That section of the park is closed off, with construction equipment operating, and what appear to be long pipe segments are stretched out nearby. Pueblo’s Wastewater Department is investing
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) — The ongoing saga of Southmoor Drive should be over soon, as crews in the past week have completed most of the repaving work needed there. A half-mile of the street overlooking Fountain Creek — from the American Legion on the south end to Paladin Place on the north end — has
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Cooper Grove has become the second gravel road in Black Forest since 2024 to have issues with being muddy and slippery in wet weather. Neighbors on the road, which is at the intersection of Black Forest Road and just south of the Douglas County line, contacted KRDO 13’s The
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — After a year of construction, drivers can now see how the busy intersection of Dublin Boulevard and Marksheffel Road looks in its final lane configuration. Officials said that as of 5 a.m. Monday, crews finished most of their work at the growing northeast side intersection bordered by the Banning Lewis
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Road Warrior was back on Friday at the scene of the four-block closure on Uintah Street that has been in effect since late Wednesday afternoon. It was a second full day of detours for drivers along the busy street. Crews with the city and Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) took
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Officials are assessing the condition of a bridge over Shooks Run Creek on Uintah Street to make emergency “utility and bridge repairs,” according to a city release issued late Wednesday afternoon. The closure of four blocks of Uintah, between Institute and Prospect Streets, happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday. “I was
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A pair of intersections affected by previous and ongoing construction projects are about to present more traffic impacts for drivers. Both of the changes are expected to start on Wednesday. The longest closure — lasting until the end of the year — will be on Wooten Road, just north of
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — At this time a year ago, crews were responding to several water main breaks while also trying to schedule numerous street repaving projects. But with water main repairs not being an issue so far this year, crews can focus more on repaving, and they applied the first new layer of
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A crumbling cobblestone street is one of two streets scheduled for repaving this season. Woodland Park plans to lay asphalt over 1/3 mile of Thunder Ridge Drive, a steep, winding street paved with stones. According to neighbors, the cobblestone street was built by the original developer 20 years ago, as
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — There’s so much road and bridge construction in the Steel City this year, it seems a good time for KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior to check on the status of four projects in particular. City crews completed one project earlier this spring, ending a five-month closure of the Mel Harmon Bridge
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The ongoing improvements project on the north end of 8th Street has presented its share of challenges for drivers, pedestrians, business owners, and city officials. But the latest challenge is an issue separate from that project. Because of repair work next week by Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) to fix a
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Within the past week, crews have finally repaved the mile-long west end of Rio Grande Street on the city’s southwest side. However, it has created mixed feelings among drivers, neighbors, and viewers who contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior, who ask why the new asphalt layer wasn’t laid until nearly
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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is targeting the upcoming Father’s Day holiday for wrapping up a $7.2 million widening and drainage improvement project that started in March 2025. Construction covers nearly three miles of Highway 67 on the north side of town, between US 24 and the Kelley’s Road/Stone
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