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• I-25 Widening Begins, Lane Closures in Effect Play Video

  February 5, 2013 1:14 PM

  Within a year, traffic should be moving a little faster along I-25, at least from the Woodmen exit in Colorado Springs on up to Monument. The Colorado Department of Transportation officially started its widening project Monday, to make the interstate six lanes instead of four on that stretch of highway.... more »

• Pueblo Freeway closer to a reality

  January 14, 2013 6:21 PM

  If you're ready for an update to I-25 in Pueblo, it's closer to reality than ever before! A study has been going on for about 12 years. The seven mile, $800 million project will have to be done in sections, and it can't start until an environmental impact statement... more »

• Update: I-25 now open

  March 13, 2012 5:14 PM

  I-25 is now open through Pueblo. The interstate was closed northbound for more than two hours after a woman got out of a car and ran into oncoming traffic. She was hit by a truck. That truck then ran into another vehicle. The woman was critically injured. No one... more »

• I-25 still closed after pedestrian accident

  March 13, 2012 4:12 PM

  Interstate 25 remains closed northbound from near the Arkansas River in Pueblo to 4th Street after a serious accident. Pueblo Police report a woman was in a car when she told the driver to pull over because she felt sick. That woman than ran into traffic near 1st Street... more »

• C-DOT to answer questions on I-25 straightening project

  February 22, 2012 5:15 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation will answer questions from business owners on the plan to straighten I-25 as it runs through Pueblo. The construction, which may not begin for a decade or more, would remove many businesses that are now adjacent to the interstate. That includes Vidmar Motors, Moore... more »

• One lane of Northbound I-25 closed due to vehicle fire

  October 5, 2011 1:30 PM

  One lane of northbound I-25 at Woodmen Road is closed while fire crews work to extinguish a vehicle fire and remove any dangerous materials from the roadway in Colorado Springs. The vehicle appears to be on the right shoulder but emergency equipment is currently blocking the right northbound lane. No... more »

• Embers in truck blamed for starting two small fires

  April 22, 2011 12:03 PM

  A semi-trailer truck is the probably origin of two fires that started along the east side of Interstate 25 between Pueblo and Colorado Springs. The fires were spread over a two mile stretch of I-25 around Mile Marker 112. With high fire danger and a stiff breeze the fires... more »

• Two people seriously hurt in rollover north of Pueblo

  April 6, 2011 2:26 AM

  The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a serious single-car rollover at mile marker 105 on I-25, between the Pueblo West and Eagleridge exits. It happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Tuesday. State Trooper Mark Parsons says the car was traveling southbound when it rolled. A man and a woman... more »

• Driver had suspended license in I-25 rollover

  March 20, 2011 4:00 PM

  Three people were sent to the hospital following a rollover accident on Interstate 25 Sunday morning. It happened just before 11:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I25 near the Fontenero exit. Colorado Springs Police say the driver of late model Dodge Charger it the side of a Buick... more »

• I-70 study: Best traffic fix costs up to $20B

  March 12, 2011 2:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A study of ways to ease traffic jams on Interstate 70 in the Colorado mountains confirms that the alternative preferred by planners would cost $16 billion to $20 billion. The final version of the study was released Friday. The Summit Daily News reports it doesn't differ... more »

• Single car accident NB I-25 at mile marker 122 cleaning up

  January 22, 2011 9:10 AM

  Fountain Fire and State Patrol are on scene of a single vehicle accident on Northbound I-25 at mile marker 122. The accident occurred around 6:00 am this morning and reports from Colorado State Patrol, say that the roadway is not blocked. There have been reports that a length of... more »

• Man Found Along Side Of Interstate Early Sunday Morning

  October 31, 2010 2:58 PM

  El Paso County Sheriffs Office PIO Lt. Sevene tells News First 5 that a man was found by the side of the road by a citizen heading in to work at the Ray Nixon power plant near I 25 mile marker 125 on the South bound side of the interstate.... more »

• Suspect jumps from moving police vehicle on I-25

  October 12, 2010 5:30 PM

  A 20 year old suspect is in the hospital with life threatening injuries after jumping out of a police car and into moving traffic on southbound I-25. It started just before 3:00 at the Eagle Ridge apartment complex off Vindicator on the cities northeast side. Bail bondsman Will Mackins... more »

• Zipper lane would cut I-70 trips in half

  August 26, 2010 11:18 AM

  Adding an extra, temporary eastbound lane to Interstate 70 would cut travel time from ski resorts to Denver by about half. That's according to the initial results of study commissioned by the Colorado Department of Transportation. It found using a reversible zipper lane on winter Sundays would cut the... more »

• Wrong-way Denver RTD bus driver suspended

  July 15, 2010 9:10 AM

  The Denver-area transit district says it has suspended one of its bus drivers for allegedly going the wrong way in an express lane on a downtown freeway. The Regional Transportation District says no passengers were on the bus. No collisions were reported. The driver's name hasn't been released. ... more »

• I-70 west of Limon closed due to high winds

  May 24, 2010 4:40 PM

  Eastbound Interstate 70 closed west of Limon at mile marker 247 because of high winds for more than an hour Monday afternoon. At least one semi-trailer truck has tipped over in the wind. The road was closed at about 1:45 p.m. Monday and then reopened before 3 p.m. more »

• Colorado woman dies in crash, 3 young kids survive

  May 20, 2010 10:14 AM

  A Colorado woman is dead but her three young children have survived after their pickup rolled on Interstate 84 west of Tremonton. Utah Highway Patrol troopers say the 23-year-old woman from Meeker, was driving west on I-84 about 3 p.m. Wednesday when the vehicle veered into the center median... more »

• 20-car pile up temporarily shut down I-70 near Frisco

  May 3, 2010 8:31 AM

  Three people were injured in a 20-car-pile up that temporarily closed eastbound Interstate 70 just west of Frisco. Colorado State Patrol spokesman Nathaniel Reid says the three were taken to Summit Medical Center after Sunday's crashes but there was no word on their conditions. Snowy weather caused problems for the... more »

• Senate endorses I-70 "zipper" lane

  April 28, 2010 1:01 PM

  The Colorado Senate has endorsed adding a "zipper" lane on Interstate 70 to ease weekend traffic. Senators unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that's aimed at prodding the Colorado Department of Transportation to move ahead with the idea. CDOT is already studying whether it's feasible to use moveable concrete barriers to... more »

• Rock dropped from I-25 overpass

  March 22, 2010 6:51 PM

  A Walsenburg woman reported Monday afternoon someone dropped a rock on her car from an overpass, cracking her windshield. Kelly Mallery-Coulter said she was driving around 75 miles an hour when she saw three men on an overpass at mile marker 49. When she came out the other side... more »

• One lane in both directions to open soon on I-70

  March 11, 2010 11:49 AM

  Workers are getting ready to reopen Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevated section and littered the highway with boulders. State officials say workers are patching holes, repairing drainage and clearing away snow in Glenwood Canyon Thursday morning. ... more »

• Update: 6 people killed when bus collides with semi

  March 5, 2010 9:59 AM

  Arizona authorities say six people were killed after a passenger bus was clipped by another vehicle and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix. Department of Public Safety spokesman Bart Graves says 15 others, including two 11-year-olds, were injured in the Friday morning accident on Interstate 10 about... more »

• Nighttime delays expected from I-25 bridge work

  January 6, 2010 9:19 AM

  Colorado transportation officials say to expect delays on Interstate 25 the next few nights while crews work to replace part of a bridge in Adams County. CDOT says both directions of I-25 near 104th Avenue will be closed for demolition work through Thursday night beginning at 9 p.m., with the... more »

• I-25 completely reopened

  December 17, 2009 5:56 AM

  A stretch of I-25 is completely reopened this morning, following a deadly overnight accident that shut down the interstate for a time. The Colorado State Patrol reports that a car hit a deer at around 1:30 this morning. Another vehicle, trying to avoid that accident, rolled into the medium.... more »

• Road work to close lanes on I-25

  December 2, 2009 5:32 PM

  COSMIX is back. Two of three southbound lanes of Interstate 25 in the area of Mark Dabling will be closed 9:00 p.m. - 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday nights. Expect a repeat from Sunday - Wednesday. Vehicles will be able to exit I-25 to use the frontage road. ... more »

• Weekend closure on I-25 in Colorado Springs

  October 30, 2009 12:48 PM

  Northbound I-25 will be closed at Interquest Parkway overnight Sunday for removal of a sign bridge that spans the highway. C-DOT will close the highway at 9 p.m. Sunday and plans to reopen it by 4 a.m. Monday, before the morning commute. The work was postponed from last week... more »

• Toddler serioulsy hurt in roll-over accident

  September 18, 2009 2:17 AM

  Pueblo Police are investigating a rollover crash on I-25 in Pueblo that left a 2 year old girl seriously injured, and her mother under arrest for DUI. The accident happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday, in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the Central Ave. exit. Police... more »

• CDOT tests new traction material on I-25

  September 15, 2009 7:57 PM

  The Colorado Department of Transportation is testing a new road material that could improve safety on curvy sections of I-25. The material is called crushed flint rock--it has a texture similar to sand paper and it's designed to give drivers more traction on the road. On Monday and Tuesday, CDOT... more »