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Traffic Advisory – Week of September 09 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

September 6, 2024 – A temporary closure of the South Academy Boulevard off-ramp to southbound Hartford Street is ongoing and will tentatively end in late September. This closure is necessary to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the road and reconstruct the Hartford on and off ramps. Full closures decrease the duration of traffic…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of September 01 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

August 30, 2024 – A temporary closure of the South Academy Boulevard off-ramp to southbound Hartford Street is ongoing and will tentatively end in late September. This closure is necessary to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the road and reconstruct the Hartford on and off ramps. Full closures decrease the duration of traffic…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of August 26 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

August 26, 2024 – A temporary closure of the South Academy Boulevard off-ramp to southbound Hartford Street is ongoing and will tentatively end in mid-September. This closure is necessary to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the road and reconstruct the Hartford on and off ramps. Full closures decrease the duration of traffic impacts…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of August 05 Military Access, Mobility, & Safety Improvement Project

August 05, 2024 – A temporary closure of the on-ramp from Hartford Street to northbound South Academy Boulevard is ongoing and will tentatively end on Wednesday, August 7 at 3 p.m. A detour will be in place: Traffic intending to enter northbound South Academy Boulevard will continue north to Welton Drive, travel east to Maxwell…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of July 29 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

July 26, 2024- A temporary closure of the on-ramp from Hartford Street to northbound South Academy Boulevard is ongoing and will last approximately four weeks. This closure is necessary to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the road and reconstruct the Hartford ramp. Full closures decrease the duration of traffic impacts and increase safety…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of July 22 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

A temporary closure of the on-ramp from Hartford Street to northbound South Academy Boulevard is ongoing and will last approximately 4 weeks. Following that, there will also be a temporary closure of the South Academy Boulevard off-ramp to southbound Harford Street starting Wednesday, July 24 at 8 a.m. These closures are necessary to allow crews…

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Traffic Advisory – Week of July 01 Military Access, Mobility & Safety Improvement Project

June 28, 2024 – A shift of northbound South Academy Boulevard between I-25 and Fountain Creek towards the center is ongoing to allow crews to work on the outside lanes, install drainage pipes, and prepare to construct a noise barrier. This new alignment will be in place approximately until Spring 2025. Motorists are also advised…

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El Paso County Earns 8 2024 NACo Achievement Awards

Finance, Parks, Human Services, Public Works, and Public Health Receive Awards June 25, 2024 – El Paso County has been recognized with eight National Association of Counties (NACo) awards, including a “Best of Category” award, the only one earned in Colorado. The NACo Achievement Awards have been recognizing outstanding county government programs and services since 1970. The…