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Look for cones and lane advisories at Fillmore Street and I-25 as work is underway to move Chestnut street west from the intersection. CDOT and the city of Colorado Springs are working on plans and funding for a new, safer interchange. Until then, the Fillmore Corridor Improvement project hopes to improve safety and traffic flow. Over 21,000 cars a day use the intersection.

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Colorado Springs police don't have any information about injuries at this time.

You can expect delays in the area.

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Astrozon Blvd is closed from Astrozon Cir to Nadine Dr. until about midnight, according to Colorado Springs Utilities.

Crews are dealing with a sink hole and watermain break. A News 5 crew is on scene updating information on this closure.

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All lanes of Astrozon Blvd. are closed between Academy and Hancock due to a sinkhole.

The sinkhole was caused by a watermain break at the intersection of Astrozon and Nadine. Colorado Springs police expect the closure to last the remainder of the day. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area.

A News 5 crew is on scene gathering more information.

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***A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS***

THE LA GARITA AND EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET, THE SANGRE DE CRISTO AND WET MOUNTAINS, THE WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY, HUERFANO AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES INCLUDING WOLF CREEK AND LA VETA PASSES.

PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.

SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN AREAS...2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 25.

WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.

TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO ICY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

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Southbound I-25 is currently blocked between Baptist Rd. and North Gate due to a crash between a semi truck and an SUV. State Patrol says the accident is blocking both lanes. Traffic is very backed up in the area.

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A teen is dead after a crash on southbound I-25 early this morning.

It happened just before 4:30 near mile marker 125. That's just south of Fountain.

All lanes are now open.

State Patrol reports a driver in a Toyota Camry was going northbound in the southbound lanes. The Camry collided head-on with a Fed-Ex truck.

Deputies have not released the name of the driver, but they have told us he is 19 years old from Colorado Springs.

The driver of the truck was 49 year old Steven Hall of Pueblo. He was not injured and will not be cited.

The El Paso County Coroner's office will conduct an autopsy and screen for drugs and alcohol. The crash is still under investigation.

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A 52-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a wreck that caused a pregnant woman to lose her fetus.

The Longmont Times-Call reports Gary Sheats appeared in District Court in Boulder on Friday and denied two counts of vehicular assault, two felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident, careless driving and several misdemeanor counts of DUI.

Prosecutors say Sheats crashed into a vehicle at an intersection July 5, leaving Heather Surovik, who was pregnant, in critical condition. Surovik's mother and 5-year-old son also were injured in the crash.

Sheats, whose trial is tentatively set for April, wasn't charged with vehicular homicide because under Colorado law a fetus is considered a part of the mother until born.

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The following are potential road restrictions from Nov. 19 - 23 between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and are subject to change because of weather conditions, equipment failure and resource scheduling changes.

 

City Asphalt Repair Work:

• 3905-3925 Half Turn Pl(Edgeline)

• Siferd Blvd and Rosalie St(Minor Digout)

• Parkside Dr and Pikes Peak Av(Minor Digout)

• Barkman Cir and Angelina Dr(Minor Digout)

**Note: Work could possibly have traffic shifted to one lane**

 

 

Drainage Repair Work:

• Douglas Creek and Vondel Park Dr(Slope Erosion)

• Broadmoor Hills Dr (Channel Cleaning)

**NOTE: Work could possibly have traffic shifted to one lane**

 

City Concrete Repair Work:

• 1701 Cascade Av NAddress(Sidewalk/Curb/Gutter)

**NOTE: Work could possibly have traffic shifted to one lane**

 

PPRTA Concrete Repair Work:

• Fontmore RdMesa Rd to 30th St

• Chelton RdJet Wing Dr to Hancock Expwy

• Rangewood DrWoodmen Rd to Austin Bluffs Pkwy

**NOTE: Work could possibly have traffic shifted to one lane**

 

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An accident has closed two lanes of southbound I-25 near the Woodmen exit in Colorado Springs. Police say right now only the right lane is open. Emergency crews are in the area working to get things cleaned up, police say all lanes should be clear soon, but traffic is still very slow in the area.

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Public transportation is a constantly evolving discussion in Colorado Springs. It was the first topic as Mayor Steve Bach and members of City Council sat down to chat Wednesday morning. It was one of the Mayor's 'Counsel' Meetings; where they don't vote on anything, but the Mayor and council members have a chance to talk.

The group talked long and short-term solutions to the problems that local transportation has faced in recent years; budget issues, just like every department has had.

"I started losing my vision as a teenager," says John Ferlin, bus rider who spoke with News 5 before Wednesday's meeting. Ferlin has lived in Colorado Springs since the 80s. He bought a house near a bus route.

"I made the choice to live on public transportation, and that was taken away," says Ferlin. "When they changed things five years ago they took away a major part of my life."

Now Ferlin's wife drives him to work.

"If I wanted to come by cab to work it would cost me $56 a day," explains Ferlin.

At the Mayor's 'Counsel' Meeting, a new long-term idea could change things once again for Ferlin, and others that would chose to utilize public transportation.

"Over the next, say, five to ten years I believe we should evolve to a transit concept that is some subset of the city; if you generally want to ride the bus, you should live within a certain zone," says Mayor Steve Bach. Others of the four-of-nine members of City Council in attendance seemed to like the idea.

The idea of planned areas to live for people who chose to ride the bus frustrates Ferlin. The bus used to be his ticket to independence, and getting out with his kids.

"I can't do any of those things without public transportation," explains Ferlin.

However, the Mayor is thinking about the budget.

"I think it's unrealistic to let people continue thinking that if you live out in Banning Lewis Ranch, or if you live in North Gate, that you're going to have regular bus service.; it's just not going to be possible," says Mayor Bach. "Otherwise we're going to have to maintain fewer routes in the rest of the city."

No decisions were made Wednesday; there's plenty of conversation to have moving forward. Ferlin and others like him hope to be a part of that conversation.

In other news for Mountain Metro Transit, rates are going up for para-transit riders. That begins Thursday, November 1st. The new rate will be an additional 50 cents each way, adding up to $3.50 per trip.

 

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LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) - A 70-year-old Loveland woman who was struck by a school bus while walking across the street has died.

The Loveland Reporter-Herald reports Norma Selzler suffered serious head injuries and died Friday night.

Police say she was hit at about 8:50 a.m. Wednesday as the bus driver was trying to make a turn. No students were aboard the Thompson School District bus at the time, and the driver's name has not been released.

The specific school bus in the attached picture is not associated with this story.

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DENVER (AP) - Crews with the Colorado Department of Transportation say they are ready for whatever winter can throw at them.

The Denver Post reports CDOT has $60.9 million to spend on plowing, sanding and de-icing 3,850 lane miles of interstates, freeways and state highways. About $6.6 million of that will be spent in the Denver metro area.

The agency will use 117 pieces of equipment this season, including 100 snowplows that apply liquid and/or solid de-icers, three 6,000-gallon tankers that apply liquid de-icers and 17 broom trucks to sweep up or pick up material after a storm.

But even with all that equipment, CDOT Executive Director Don Hunt says the department needs motorists' help to keep the roads safe. He says drivers should slow down on wet or snowy roads and near snowplows.

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