June 17, 2024 – Starting on Monday, June 24, 2024, we will begin construction to repair a section of roadway and improve drainage on Loy Creek between the Rampart Range Road loop. The project is expected to be completed in approximately 2 weeks, weather permitting, for the first phase of construction. The road will be reopened for a couple of weeks to assess if the…
June 04, 2024 – Rainbow Falls, a beloved natural attraction, has announced its reopening plans following a rockfall incident that led to the site’s temporary closure. The closure was prompted by the dislodgment of sizable rocks from the cliff, posing a hazard to parked cars. After carefully considering safety, Rainbow Falls will reopen with the…
June 03, 2024 – Northbound South Academy Boulevard will be temporarily closed between US 85/87 and Bradley Road on Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m. until Monday, June 10 at 6 a.m. to allow crews to install drainage pipes across the roadway. A detour will be in place: · Northbound South Academy Boulevard traffic will…
May 24, 2024- All lanes of eastbound South Academy Boulevard west of the northbound I-25 off-ramp will be temporarily closed starting on Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m. until Sunday, June 2 at 12 p.m. to allow crews to install drainage pipe under the roadway. A detour will be in place: eastbound South Academy Boulevard…
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…
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 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,…
April 28, 2024- North- and southbound US 85/87 will be reduced to one lane each direction under the South Academy bridge from Monday, April 29 at 9 a.m. through Friday, May 3 at 4:30 a.m. to allow crews to install drainage pipe across the roadway. Motorists are urged to use caution traveling through the area. …
April 20, 2024 – There will be ongoing southbound US 85/87 right and auxiliary lane closures under the South Academy bridge from Sunday, April 22 at 12 a.m. through Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. to allow crews to install drainage pipe across the roadway. Motorists are urged to use caution traveling through the area.…