May 20, 2024 – Beginning Monday, June 3, El Paso County will begin construction to replace the bridge deck on the Curtis Road Bridge on Curtis Road between Davis Road and Jones Road. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 6 weeks, weather permitting. Closure: The road will only be closed at the bridge site.…
May 17, 2024 – Bradley Road under the South Academy Boulevard bridge will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic Monday, May 20 through Thursday, May 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with flaggers and signage to assist travelers in navigation through construction to allow crews to continue work on the bridge. Expect minor…
May 13, 2024 – The El Paso County Division of Veterans Services announced Joe Lewis, Lieutenant Colonel (Ret), as the 2023 Veteran of the Year. Mr. Lewis was recognized at the Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC’s Military Affairs Council Armed Forces Luncheon on May 13 at the DoubleTree Hilton in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lieutenant…
Friday, May 10, 2024 – Bradley Road under the South Academy Boulevard bridge will be closed Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15, 7 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. to allow crews to place new bridge girders. Also, there will be north- and southbound South Academy Boulevard left lane closures over Bradley Road to ensure safe…
El Paso County, Colorado, May 09, 2024 – El Paso County Parks has announced that the public comment portion of the Jones Park Master Plan has been open! In 2015, the City of Colorado Springs conveyed Jones Park to El Paso County. Jones Park is approximately 1,200 acres located within the Bear Creek Watershed and…
May 8, 2024 – El Paso County’s bond rating was recently upgraded by rating agency Standard and Poors to AA+ following a process necessary to issue the $15 million certificates of participation (COP) for the approved Falcon Sheriff’s Office substation. The specific reasons given for the rating improvement were: Increase in the unrestricted/available fund balance…
May 7, 2024 – As Elected County Officials in El Paso County, we stand united in our support of Sheriff Joe Roybal and the El Paso County Commissioners. We have resolved to join a Douglas County lawsuit challenging two Colorado laws. These laws, according to opponents, undermine local efforts to maintain community safety, particularly concerning violent…
CONTACT: Victoria Dinkel, Nature Center Interpretive Program Coordinator, 719-520-6767, victoriadinkel2@elpasoco.com FOR IN PERSON COVERAGE OF PROGRAMS & EVENTS CONTACT: Jessica Miller, Nature Center Supervisor, 719-499-4923, jessicamiller@elpasoco.com ONLINE REGISTRATION: available at https://communityservices.elpasoco.com/nature-centers/ Fountain Creek Nature Center, 320 Pepper Grass Lane, Fountain, CO 80817; 719-520-6745; www.elpasocountynaturecenters.com Dragonflies & Damselflies Saturday, June 8, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Dragonflies and damselflies are some…
May 03, 2024- A northbound US 85/87 right lane closure under the South Academy Boulevard bridge is scheduled on Sunday, May 5, 12 a.m. through Wednesday, May 8, 5 p.m. to allow crews to continue drainage pipe installation across the roadway. Also, a minor lane shift to a new alignment will begin on Thursday,…
May 3, 2024 – The Board of El Paso County Commissioners and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments are seeking community-minded citizen volunteers to serve on the PPACG Community Advisory Committee. Applications for the open position are due by May 17, 2024. The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) Community Advisory Committee…