VIDEO: The newly constructed 1-25/Fillmore Bridge interchange was renamed in honor of Donald G. Stratton on June 8, 2018. Stratton is a Pearl Harbor survivor from the USS Arizona. Commissioners Proclaim Don Stratton Day in El Paso County Pearl Harbor Survivor Recognized as One of County’s Oldest and Most Distinguished Veterans Donald Stratton at the…
Our latest update on the WAAP project is a big one. Over the past few weeks we’ve had some roads close and some roads open back up. We also got all 20 girders installed at the bridge. Looking ahead to next week, there will be a full closure on Colorado Avenue as we put the…
VIDEO: The new bridge as part of the Westside Avenue Action Plan is really starting to take shape. It took only a few hours on Monday and Tuesday morning (May 21-22) to get all 20 girders put in place. This is a major step in the project and the crews made it look easy.
VIDEO: Important WAAP Preview for May 21 – we’ll have some full closures along Colorado Ave. near Columbia Rd. this week as they put the girders on the bridge. The closures will be temporary as a crane swings the girders over the road. The historic Manitou Springs sign will also be going back up soon.…
El Paso County residents are reminded that the Colorado Department of Transportation holding a public meeting May 16 and is currently soliciting official public comment on its proposed plan for widening I-25 through the 18-mile section of roadway from Monument to Castle Rock. The official Environmental Assessment (EA) 30-day public comment period ends May 29. …
VIDEO: WAAP Preview – lots of utility work this month both under ground and above ground. The bridge walls are finishing up and girders could go on soon. The construction zone will also start to move east along Colorado Ave. into Colorado Springs a little more.
Water line work forces major road closure in Cascade. RMS Utilities, Inc will be doing work at the intersection of Fountain Road and Pikes Peak Highway on Sunday May 6, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday May 7, 2018. This intersection will be closed for approximately 12 hours for water line connection work. …
El Paso County launches Citizen Connect, a new citizen engagement tool that allows citizens to report problems and put in service requests with the click of a mouse or touch of a button. Citizen Connect
Four new members of the El Paso County Department of Public Works team graduated Thursday, April 26, 2018 from the Entry Level Maintenance Worker Training Program. Darren Snow, Jason Schuck, Kesomi Moala and Siobain McClure were celebrated by the Department of Public Works at a graduation ceremony at the Charles C. “Chuck” Brown Transportation Complex…
This drone video gives you an awesome view of the Westside Avenue Action Plan project going on in between Manitou Springs and Old Colorado City. The new bridge looks totally different from the air than it does from the ground. This roughly $35 Million project is still set to be complete by Dec. 2018.
